Frances O'Grady's father was a shop steward at the Leyland car plant in Cowley.
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11 Facts About Frances O'Grady
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Frances O'Grady received a Diploma in Industrial Relations and Trade Union Studies at Middlesex Polytechnic.
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Frances O'Grady has two adult children, whom she raised as a working single parent, and currently lives in London.
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Frances O'Grady worked for the Transport and General Workers' Union, where she opposed the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board, and campaigned for a minimum wage.
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Frances O'Grady became TUC Campaigns Secretary in 1994 and founded the TUC Organising Academy in 1997, a scheme aimed at supporting a younger and more representative group of workers to become labour movement organisers.
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Frances O'Grady became head of the TUC's organisation department in 1999, and was then elected as Deputy General Secretary in 2003.
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Frances O'Grady led on the establishment of the union learning organisation unionlearn, which came into being in 2006.
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Frances O'Grady became TUC General Secretary in January 2013, succeeding Brendan Barber.
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Frances O'Grady has campaigned prominently during the referendum on EU membership, as the TUC registered for the remain side, particularly citing concerns around the impact on workers' rights and jobs in export led industries.
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Frances O'Grady has led a protest outside Bestway, Britain's largest family owned business.
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Frances O'Grady was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Bank of England in June 2019.
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