Top 39 Quotes by Frances O'Grady

About Frances O'Grady

These are some quotes by British author Frances O'Grady Activist, who was born on November 9, 1959.

When I look at my daughter, who's 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on equality.

When I look at my daughter, who's 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on equality.

Frances O'Grady

I am a feminist and I have no problems being called that.

I am a feminist and I have no problems being called 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 safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!

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.

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

From the ashes of a financial crash, there is a chance to create a new economic settlement that is more equal, sustainable and democratic.

From the ashes of a financial crash, there is a chance to create a new economic settlement that is more equal, sustainable and democratic.

Frances O'Grady

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.

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

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 individual worker is fundamentally unequal.

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 individual worker is fundamentally unequal.

Frances O'Grady

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

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't.

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't.

Frances O'Grady

The dominant economic approach of the last thirty years is now on its last legs. Letting the market rip and an indifference to inequality are now seen as important causes of the greatest economic crash since the 1930s.

Frances O'Grady

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