National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers
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The National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers (NACODS) represents colliery deputies and under-officials in the coal industry. NACODS was established as a national organisation in 1910. Prior to that date, the union existed as a federation of autonomous areas which were collectively known as the General Federation of Firemen's, Examiners' and Deputies Association of Great Britain. The present title of NACODS was adopted in 1947 when the coal industry was nationalised.
The union currently has 610 members (down from 16,000 in 1984) and is based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Its General Secretary is Ian Parker. It is affiliated to the Trades Union Congress
(TUC) and the General Federation of Trade Unions
(GFTU).
head Ian McGregor later admitted that, had NACODS gone ahead with their strike, a compromise would probably have been forced on the Coal Board.
The union currently has 610 members (down from 16,000 in 1984) and is based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Its General Secretary is Ian Parker. It is affiliated to the Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
(TUC) and the General Federation of Trade Unions
General Federation of Trade Unions (UK)
The General Federation of Trade Unions is a national trade union centre in the United Kingdom. It has 35 affiliates with a membership of just over 214,000 and describes itself as the "federation for specialist unions".-History:...
(GFTU).
Miners Strike of 1984-5
NACODS members did not take part in the miners strike of 1984-5 but NACODS Yorkshire Area refused to cross picket lines. Other NACODS organisations did not do so. National Coal BoardNational Coal Board
The National Coal Board was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the mines on "vesting day", 1 January 1947...
head Ian McGregor later admitted that, had NACODS gone ahead with their strike, a compromise would probably have been forced on the Coal Board.