Caixa Workers Launch National Indefinite Strike Over Health‑Plan Dispute

Overview

• Workers at Caixa began a national, indefinite strike after rejecting the bank’s proposed Acordo Coletivo de Trabalho that would change Saúde Caixa and leave other demands over pay and workplace conditions unresolved.
• The stoppage forced many branches to close and suspended in‑person services while digital channels, ATMs, lottery houses and correspondent outlets remain available for basic transactions.
• Fenaban and unions signed a separate national CCT on Sept. 9 that sets inflation compensation plus 0.6% real pay increases for 2026–2027, but Caixa’s bank‑specific ACT was not accepted and is being negotiated independently.
• The strike began on Thursday and the bank returned to the bargaining table without securing a deal, prompting unions to schedule further local assemblies to vote on any new proposals.
• Regional outcomes vary: some Banco do Brasil bases approved offers and resumed work, notably Sergipe where workers ended their local stoppage on Sept. 11, while many Caixa bases continue the indefinite paralyses and cite burnout, abusive targets and NR‑1 safety concerns.