UK workers won’t be ‘mugged off’ with low pay any more, says Frances O’Grady

TUC general secretary says number of strike ballots is increasing, and joint action can end disputes sooner

Working people are at a turning point where they are not prepared to be mugged off" with low pay any more, Frances O'Grady, the TUC general secretary, has said, ahead of motions at its congress on greater joint industrial action by unions this autumn.

O'Grady, who leads the organising body for trade unions, said there was an increasing number of strike ballots at the moment, and that while many end in a deal, joint action can show the strength of feeling of workers and bring disputes to an end sooner.