Frances O’Grady to stand down as TUC leader at end of year

Federation's general secretary, in post since 2013, is proud of what we achieved during the pandemic'

Frances O'Grady will stand down as general secretary of the Trades Union Congress at the end of the year.

The first woman to hold the post in the TUC's 154-year-old history, she said it had been the greatest honour of her life and a privilege to serve the trade union movement during a turbulent decade for workers in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.