The U.S. and Israel have launched a major attack on targets across Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to “take over your government.” That was an extraordinary appeal that suggested the allies could be seeking to end of the country’s theocracy after decades of tensions. The first strikes of the attack Saturday appeared to target the compound home to Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran. It wasn’t immediately clear if he was there at the time. Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles targeting Israel.
Iranians face a sudden surge in prices for food and daily essentials, and many families say they cannot keep up. The mounting costs only further strain the population as they fear a possible war with the U.S. and wrestle with the aftermath of protests that swept the country last month. The rial keeps falling against the dollar, hiking the cost of imports and raw materials. Uncertainty over potential war only drives prices higher. Shoppers in Tehran say staples like potatoes, milk, and meat have risen sharply in just a month. Some are buying in bulk in case the U.S. strikes.
An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers will return to work on Tuesday after a four-week strike in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing. The union said in a statement Monday that “significant movement at the bargaining table” prompted an end to the walkout. They provided no additional details, but Kaiser Permanente officials said an agreement on wages had been reached. A Kaiser spokesperson said the company is working to schedule returning employees.
Ukraine forces have struck a major missile factory deep inside Russia as Moscow kept up heavy drone attacks on Ukraine. On Saturday, officials in Russia’s Udmurt Republics said the attack wounded 11 people. Hours later, Ukraine’s General Staff said it used Ukrainian-made FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missiles against the Votkinsk Plant. Unofficial Russian Telegram channels also pointed to that site. Russia also suspended flights at airports in and near the region. Ukraine also reported a strike on a gas plant in Samara, Russia.
San Francisco teachers striking over wages and benefits have reached a tentative deal with the school district.
A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States. The strike Thursday disrupted some public services and factory work. Protest leaders say the pact harms small farmers, workers and local businesses. Opposition lawmakers in parliament demanded the deal be scrapped. Union leaders say the deal opens India to subsidized American farm products. They also condemn privatization and new labor codes. The government defends the pact and says it protects farmers. U.S. and Indian officials say the framework lowers tariffs and deepens ties.
A young cancer patient at one of the remaining New York City hospitals where nurses are on strike says he misses his regular caregivers. Logan Coyle is a 9-year-old boy battling advanced liver cancer at NewYork-Presbyterian’s children’s hospital in Manhattan. Two other major hospital systems reached tentative deals to end the strike on Monday. Those proposals, if approved by union members, would see nurses return to work by Saturday. Negotiations at NewYork Presbyterian have progressed slower. The hospital says it has agreed to a proposal from mediators that includes many things the union has sought. But the union says there are no plans yet for negotiations to resume.
Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety and other issues. The tentative agreement announced Monday involves Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospital systems. Nurses remain on strike at NewYork-Presbyterian. The walkout began Jan. 12. The hospitals scrambled to hire legions of temporary nurses to fill in during a demanding flu season. The three-year deal still needs to be approved by union members. It affects roughly 10,500 of the some 15,000 nurses on strike at some of the city’s biggest private, nonprofit hospitals.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in contract talks.