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The
All India State Bank Officers' Federation represents over 1,06,000
Officers of the State Bank of India. Membership of the Federation
extends to officers belonging to Junior, Middle Management as
also Senior Grades performing functions such as Assistant Managers,
Deputy Managers, Managers, Chief Managers, Assistant General Managers
and even Deputy General Managers of over 27,000 branches/offices
of the State Bank of India, throughout the country. The Federation
was founded in the year 1965. It has 17 affiliates consisting
of 17 Circle Associations. Its Central Office is presently located
in Bengaluru. It has a unit office at the Local Head Office of
SBI Corporate Office, Mumbai.
The Federation is an apolitical and independent trade union. It
is led by serving bank officers only.
It is affiliated with All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC),
which is also an apolitical and independent Trade Union. The Federation,
a major stakeholder, is recognised by the SBI Management. The
Federation is a partner in "bipartite
and tripartite" forums established in the bank
for negotiations, consultations, customer service, community service
banking, welfare schemes etc. It firmly believes in finding solutions
to all problems through bilateral negotiations with the Management.
Com.Shubhajyoti
Chattopadhya is the President and Com.
Rupam Roy is the General Secretary of the Federation.
The Federation is committed to the objectives for which the banks
were nationalised. It actively participates in and supports all
schemes and measures initiated by the Government for ameliorating
the poorer sections of society and priority sectors of the economy.
The All India State Bank Officers' Federation has the unique distinction
of having gone on 17 days Indefinite Strike from 11th June 1969
to 27th June 1969, the first managerial cadre strike in the world.
It was a path-breaking strike that paved the way for the improvement
of the service conditions of officers and the growth of the officers'
trade union movement in India. For the second time, the all India
State Bank Officers' Federation and the All India State Bank of
India Staff Federation jointly went on a historic Indefinite Strike
from 3rd to 9th April 2006, demanding the upgradation of the pension
scheme in State Bank of India. The strike was total throughout
the country. It created very strong pressure on the Government
of India. Finally, they had to discuss with both the Federations
to sort out the issue to our satisfaction. The indefinite strike
enthused millions of workers in organized and unorganized sectors.
It proved once again that the united action of the labour will
never fail.
The Federation has also brought out a documentary on the "Indefinite
Strike" titled "Union
is Strength". The Central Office of the Federation
is provided with all infrastructures that are necessary for maintaining
an efficient communication system between the affiliates, membership
and the management in a most systematic manner. Apart from issuing
circulars and other communications to grass-root level membership
through e-mail and providing them with day-to-day information
through the website (http://www.aisbof.org) on the activities
of the organisation. The journal is being released on the 15th
of every month regularly. The journal started its publication
in the year 1981 and is a source of information to the grass-root
level members throughout the country. Copies of the journal reach
all the 27,000 and odd branches of SBI keeping the members informed
of the activities of the Federation. Apart from "Officers'
Cause", the Federation has also been instrumental
in bringing out "Common Bond"
another monthly journal, the responsibility of publication of
which has since been entrusted to AIBOC. "Common Bond"
commenced in 1981. Thus both these journals have completed over
three (3) decades of service to the officers' fraternity. In order
to equip our office-bearers and activists with skills in defending
their colleagues facing disciplinary proceedings, the Federation
has launched a quarterly journal "Domestic
Enquiry", during the year 1997.
This bi-monthly publication has become quite popular not only
in the financial sector but also among the entire Trade Union
fraternity. With a view to providing further fillip to the movement,
the Federation has set up an Academy in the name of ' National
Academy of Trade Union Research and Education (N.A.T.U.R.E.).
in the year 1991. Periodical Training Programmes are conducted
by the Academy to groom activists of our affiliates as potential
leaders. The Federation has also taken up the task of several
other publications. The important ones are "
Handbook on Disciplinary & Vigilance Proceedings"
for officers in Public/Private/Rural and Co-operative Sector Banks
"An Aide to Defence Representatives"
and Comprehensive compendium on Superannuation Benefits in
SBI, Medical Benefit Scheme to retired employees, Information
Technology Act, a comprehensive compendium of current wage settlements
in Banks/RBI, Insurance etc., etc. The magnum-opus was a "CD
on Model Enquiry" brought out during the year
2004, which has become quite popular.
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