Overview
- La Bancaria’s partial walkout Wednesday trims in-person service at the Central Bank to 10 a.m.–noon and has Banco Hipotecario branches closing three hours early.
- The action targets only the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic and Banco Hipotecario, so the rest of the banking system operates on normal hours.
- The union opposes a Central Bank plan to shut 12 of 21 regional treasuries, which it says puts about 32 jobs at risk, and it denounces branch closures and dismissals at Banco Hipotecario.
- Over-the-counter tasks such as check deposits, cashing, and business transactions may face delays or be rescheduled because of the shorter window for in-person service.
- Online banking, transfers, payments, and cash withdrawals at participating stores continue to work, and the union warns it could escalate after a previous April 27 stoppage failed to change management’s stance.