Frances O’Grady: Unions are starting to win the battle against forced self-employment
The Pimlico Plumbers case sends a strong signal: bosses can no longer shun their responsibilities, writes the TUC’s General Secretary.
Frances O'Grady
1 in 7 children of public sector workers are in poverty – and Tory austerity got us here
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
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
TUC chief says we need unions now more than ever
Frances O’Grady: Trade unions are ready to face the challenges of Brexit
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
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
Britain badly needs a pay rise, right across the board.