NHS nurses could go on strike over 25% erosion in pay, union boss warns

Exclusive: RCN’s Nicola Ranger says nurses could ‘bare our teeth’ as they seek restoration of lost earnings since 2010Nurses deserve a major pay rise to counter the 25% real terms erosion over the last 15 years and may go on strike again unless ministers dramatically improve their “completely unacceptable” 2.8% offer to NHS staff, the profession’s leader has said.Prof Nicola Ranger, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said nurses wanted full