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The backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union laws - already among the toughest in Europe - harsher still. And parts of the media will continue to attack public service pensions, as if school meals staff, refuse collectors and healthcare workers have no right to a decent retirement.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: About Among Attack Britain Collectors Continue Decent Europe Healthcare Laws Making Meals Media Parts Public Public Service Refuse Retirement Right School Service Staff Still Toughest Union Will Workers

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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.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: Austerity Been Biting Ever Evidence Hard More Movement Need Needed Never Now People Policies Responsible Speak Strong Than Them Trade Trade Union Union Up Work Working Working People

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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. Actually, most families where there are two parents depend on two incomes to get by.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: Actually Depend Families Get Incomes Living Main Man Money Most Parents Pin Politicians Some Still Think Two Where Woman Works Worry 1950S

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The difficulty for the Government is there's this ideological straitjacket of the market will provide, let the market rip and everything will work out... It's back to trickle-down economics, which, it's plain to see, have not delivered.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: Back Delivered Difficulty Economics Everything Government Ideological Market Out Plain Provide Rip See Which Will Work Work Out

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I do know what it's like to worry about bills, I do know what it's like to worry about even finding a child-minder, never mind paying them.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: About Bills Even Finding Know Like Mind Never Paying Them Worry

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I like independent films... European films. I do go and see popular films as well because my kids force me.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: Because European Films Force Go Independent Independent Films Kids Like Me Popular See Well

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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

Topics: Box Good Good Ideas Ideas Lots More Need Ordinary Ordinary People People Represent Suggestion Than Thinking Union Want Who

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As long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether they're going to have a job in the morning, then they are less likely to resist unfair changes, or unfair treatment, or cuts in real pay at work.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: Changes Cuts Going Job Keeping Less Likely Long Morning Nights Number Pay People Real Resist Them Then Treatment Unfair Up Whether Work Worry

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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.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: Absolutely Badly Cameron David David Cameron Government Leaders Leading Life Like Lives Most Opportunity Ordinary Out People Political Political Leaders Sense Show Touch Welcome

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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.

~Frances O'Grady

Topics: Business Day Decent Gives Good People Reward Them Top Treats Voice Work

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Activist

Born: November 9th, 1959

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