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Frances O'Grady

Tinkering at the edges of an unfair system isn’t enough – we need stronger unions to help workers become changemakers

Frances O'Grady
4 October, 2018

Join our campaign – If you enjoy a take-away as a treat, support the people who work hard for a pittance to serve it and deliver it to you

Frances O’Grady: Unions are starting to win the battle against forced self-employment

Frances O'Grady
15 June, 2018

The Pimlico Plumbers case sends a strong signal: bosses can no longer shun their responsibilities, writes the TUC’s General Secretary.

1 in 7 children of public sector workers are in poverty – and Tory austerity got us here

Frances O'Grady
15 February, 2018

That’s 550,000 children – up 150,000 since 2010 when the Tories started the public sector pay freeze.

Frances O’Grady: Unions will have to change – but they will always be essential

Frances O'Grady
10 September, 2017

As trade unionists gather in Brighton for the movement’s annual Congress, General Secretary Frances O’Grady writes exclusively for LFF on the challenges and opportunities for the movement in the year ahead.

Want to really ‘take back control’? Join a trade union

Frances O'Grady
7 February, 2017

TUC chief says we need unions now more than ever

Frances O'Grady calls for government to work with trade unions

Frances O’Grady: Trade unions are ready to face the challenges of Brexit

Frances O'Grady
11 September, 2016

The TUC head reflects on the road ahead as Congress 2016 kicks off in Brighton

Restricting strike action is Thatcherite nostalgia – it must be stopped

Frances O'Grady
7 September, 2014

The Conservatives are planning to make strikes so restrictive they cross the boundary into an attack on fundamental civil liberties. We must stand up to them

Britain still needs a pay rise

Frances O'Grady
6 April, 2014

Britain badly needs a pay rise, right across the board.

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