National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers

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**NACODS**
National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers
Founded	1910
Members	600
Country	United Kingdom
Affiliation	TUC, STUC
Key people	Ian Parker, general secretary
Office location	Barnsley, England
Website	www.nacods.co.uk

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.

NACODS members did not take part in the miners strike of 1984-5 and were lambasted as 'scabs' for failing to do so. National Coal Board head Ian McGregor later admitted that, had NACODS gone ahead with their strike, a compromise would probably have been forced on the Coal Board. Files released many years later showed that the Government had an informant passing information during that period.^[1]

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).