Frances O'Grady People Quotations

Never has a strong, responsible trade union movement been so needed. With austerity policies biting hard and with no evidence that they are working, people at work need the TUC to speak up for them now more than ever.

A business is good if it gives a decent day's reward for a decent day's work, treats people decently, and gives them a voice at the top.

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

With real wages still falling for many, people are increasingly being forced to use their credit cards, their dwindling savings, or take out payday or doorstep loans if they need to buy anything beyond the most everyday of items.

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.

You just wish sometimes that people would treat you like a human being rather than seeing your gender first and who you are second.

There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people.