Vijayawada/New Delhi: Members of the All India Overseas Bank Employees’ Union (AIOBEU), affiliated to the National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE) and the sole recognised union in Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), will observe a nationwide strike on February 2 and 3. The strike call has been given by the union representing clerical and subordinate staff across the country. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, AIOBEU said the decision to go on strike was taken in protest against the management’s failure to address long-pending core issues affecting the functioning of the Bank and the quality of customer service. AIOBEU leaders stated that repeated representations and negotiations with the management on recruitment and service conditions have not yielded any concrete results, forcing the employees to resort to agitational programmes. Resolving these long-standing issues is in the larger interest of customers as well as the institution,” he said.