5 Quotes & Sayings By Frances Ogrady
Frances O'Grady was elected General Secretary of the TUC in November 2012, following the retirement of Paul Kenny. She is the highest-ranking woman in British trade union history, and was previously Secretary of the Stop The War Coalition. She spent much of her early career working in the Labour movement, before moving to public affairs at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) where she has worked for many years on issues related to equality, pay and pensions.
Frances O'Grady is a tireless fighter for working people and has been involved in campaigns which successfully achieved major victories including equal pay, fair pensions and fair access to private occupational pensions.
Frances O'Grady is also a Patron of the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).
Frances O'Grady is an Honorary Associate at Mansfield College, Oxford University, where she is Professor of Modern History.