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In Brazil, last year there was a long strike by bank agency employees for bigger salaries. It went barelly noticed because most of bank services now can be performed online or through ATMs (even among the poor, as someone who is so poor to not have a smartphone, also is too poor to use a bank).

More than 20 days of all agencies closed and almost no one cared. I am sure it actually weakened their position.



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