British Association of Colliery Management

OBS: Originally founded in the early 1940s within the mining industry, the Association then known as YACOS (Yorkshire Association Colliery Officials and Staff) set out to represent colliery officials and staff within the Yorkshire region. From the outset, membership grew rapidly and colliery branches began to form outside of the Yorkshire area. During this period a new title was agreed, the British Association of Colliery Officials and Staff (BACOS). Then, in May 1947, as nationalisation of the coal industry took place a further name change to the British Association of Colliery Management (BACM) occurred.