Andhra Bank announced that informed by Indian Bank's Association that All India Bank Employees, Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees' Federation of India (BEFI) have decided to go on a nation-wide strike on January 8, 2019 and January 9, 2019 for supporting the general strike call given by National Trade Union Convention of Central Trade Unions and various independent sector wise Trade Union Federations and opposing various issues like Anti-people economic policies and anti-worker labour policies of the Central Government, Banking reform measures, outsourcing and contracatualising permanent jobs in Banks. In the event of aforesaid strike on January 8, 2019 and January 9, 2019 the functioning of Branches will be affected.