I worry that some politicians still think we are living in the 1950s where the man is the main breadwinner and the woman works for pin money. Actuall…

- Frances O'Grady

I suspect there are people in all walks of life who need to be dragged into the 21st century in terms of attitudes towards women.

- Frances O'Grady

Britain is a textbook case of how growing inequality leads to economic crisis. The years before the crash were marked by a sharp rise in remortgaging…

- Frances O'Grady

Washing dishes as a 17-year-old in an Oxford college and seeing the privileged lifestyles of the undergraduates there convinced me that a system that…

- Frances O'Grady

All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and saf…

- Frances O'Grady

Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking.

- Frances O'Grady

Each day more coalition MPs in seats outside the South East come out against George Osborne's regional pay cut plans, and Vince Cable now claims they…

- Frances O'Grady

Voting to go on strike is not a decision working people take lightly and is always accompanied by a strong sense of injustice at work. The impact of …

- Frances O'Grady

I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer and an indivi…

- Frances O'Grady