Fran Heathcote is a British

trade unionist A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

and the current General Secretary of the

Public and Commercial Services Union The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is the eighth largest trade union in the United Kingdom. Most of its members work in UK government departments and other public bodies. History The union was founded in 1998 by the merger of th ...

(PCS), having assumed the office on 1 February 2024 following the retirement of

Mark Serwotka Mark Henryk Serwotka (; born 26 April 1963) is a retired trade unionist who was General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), the largest trade union representing British civil servants. He was President of the Trades Unio ...

. She served as the union's president until her election as General Secretary.

2023 General Secretary Election

On 17 May 2023,

announced that he would stand down as General Secretary after 23 years. In the subsequent election to choose his successor, Heathcote, backed by the Left Unity faction defeated Marion Lloyd of the Broad Left faction. She was elected on 10,340 votes to Lloyd's 9,557.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) British trade union leaders General secretaries of the Public and Commercial Services Union Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub