Claim: Rail unions rejected an 8% pay rise, which is bigger than the pay deal offered to nurses.
Fact-check: 8% pay offer for rail workers covers a longer period than the deal offered to nurses - Full Fact
Verdict: this pay rise covers a two year period, 4% each year, whereas the pay increase given to nurses covers a 12-month period. a nurse earning the average nurse's basic pay will receive an increase of approximately 4%.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-12-09T00:00:00