Monsoon-triggered torrential rains have caused massive flooding and landslide in northeastern states in India and Bangladesh, leaving more than 6 million people marooned and killing at least 18 people in both the countries, according to reports.

Morning news brief: Flood in India and Bangladesh, Jaishankar breaks silence on Prophet remark, and more

A group of employees called AppleCORE (Coalition of Organized Retail Employees) campaigned for unionisation, resulting in a majority of employees at a US Apple store having voted to form a union, a first for Apple, which has so far tried to discourage unionizing attempts.

United States: Apple store workers vote to form union

Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on Thursday after a power sector union went on strike opposing new government regulations, compounding hardships as the country tackles a crippling economic crisis.

Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike

Elon Musk’s Tesla company reportedly hired a PR consultancy firm to monitor their employees’ activities on social media, especially Facebook, when some workers sought to form a union at the company’s factory in Fermont, California, between 2017 and 2018.

Elon Musk’s Tesla hired PR firm to monitor employees on Facebook: Report

Workers at an Apple retail store in Atlanta have filed for union authorization cards. If they succeed, the store would be the first unionized Apple store in the United States.

Workers at Atlanta Apple store file for Unionisation

Across the United States, Unions are on the rise. Amazon workers are voting to unionize. Polling was held with nearly 58% of the eligible voters.

Amazon: Workers threatened to unionise

The union that Amazon.com Inc workers recently voted to represent them has demanded the company start bargaining in early May and cease any changes to employment terms at their warehouse in the interim, according to a letter the group issued Saturday on Twitter.

Amazon's new union demands company start bargaining in early May

Across the United States, Unions are on the rise. Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize forming its first Union at a U.S. Warehouse

Rise of Unions in America: Amazon's first Union at a U.S. Warehouse

Amazon workers voted to form a labour union in New York. The White House hailed the workers' decision to form the Union.

Amazon workers vote to form a labour union in New York, White House hails the decision

Workers in Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York City made history on Thursday by becoming Starbuck’s first unionised workplace.

New York City Starbucks employees vote for store union

European leaders lined up to chastise Warsaw on Thursday for challenging the EU's legal foundations, but Poland's premier said he would not bow to "blackmail" as he joined a summit of the bloc's 27 nations.

EU leaders lambast Poland over its challenge to union

A German trade union called on workers at seven Amazon warehouses to go on strike on Monday for several days to coincide with the global Prime Day promotion. Verdi said it was organising the three-day strike as part of a long-running battle with the US tech giant in Germany over better pay and working conditions.

German union calls for Amazon workers to strike on 'Prime Day'

Lebanon's farmers union described as 'arbitrary and unjust' the decision by Saudi Arabia to ban Lebanese produce from going through the kingdom over drug smuggling allegations, calling on Saturday for it be repealed.

Lebanon farmers union calls on Saudi to repeal produce ban 

Retail giant Amazon Inc. is about to determine whether the workers at its Alabama warehouse will become the first in the US to join a retail union. The court, which halted the count at 7 pm EST on Thursday, is due to restart the count on Friday.

Amazon leads union election by 2-1; count to resume on Friday

With a nationwide movement of rolling strikes and protests having started to tail off as it enters a second week, unions were hoping for a new jolt to regain momentum by bringing hundreds of thousands of demonstrators back out onto the street.

Strikes, protests as French unions seek momentum to halt pension reform

Jordan's government said on Sunday it has reached a pay deal with the teachers union to end a one-month strike, the country's longest public sector strike that disrupted schooling for more than 1.

Jordan reaches deal with teachers union to end one-month strike

Railway minister Piyush Goyal has warned heads of zonal railways that delays in train services will defer their appraisal proportionately, giving them a month to improve punctuality.

Train delays to cost officials their promotions: Union Railway Minister

The Government of India has made several changes in its Annual Financial Statement, commonly referred to as budget

Merger of Rail Budget with Union Budget and more: What it means for India

Bank unions have called for demonstrations against the problems that various banks and their employees are facing due to demonetisation.

Bank unions call for agitation over note ban-related issues

The players union Sifup is unhappy at a decision to reduce promotion and relegation in the new season

Chilean footballers vote to strike, matches called off

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