‘Enough is enough’: wave of strikes led by ‘fantastic’ women, says Frances O’Grady

As she steps down, outgoing TUC general secretary says female workers' jobs are undervalued

This winter's wave of strike action will be powered by a generation of women who are saying enough is enough" because the critical jobs they do are undervalued, the outgoing TUC general secretary, Frances O'Grady, has said.

As she steps down after a decade as the TUC's first female figurehead, O'Grady said on Friday that thousands of women who worked on the frontline during the pandemic were now saying to ministers, don't take us for granted".