National Association of Co-operative Officials
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The National Association of Co-operative Officials is a trade union
for staff in the co-operative sector in the United Kingdom
, principally the Co-operative Group and other retail societies, Co-operatives UK and the Co-operative Party
.
The union was founded in 1917, as the National Union of Co-operative Officials. In 1970, it merged with the National Co-operative Managers Association, and with the Co-operative Secretaries Association, adopting its current name.
NACO has historically represented professionals and management in the sector, with general unions, principally the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
(USDAW), recruiting among shop-floor and administrative workers. NACO has begun, with the support of Co-operatives UK, to widen its base and end the division between 'officials' and 'administrators'.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
for staff in the co-operative sector in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, principally the Co-operative Group and other retail societies, Co-operatives UK and the Co-operative Party
Co-operative Party
The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative principles. The party does not put up separate candidates for any UK election itself. Instead, Co-operative candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party as "Labour...
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The union was founded in 1917, as the National Union of Co-operative Officials. In 1970, it merged with the National Co-operative Managers Association, and with the Co-operative Secretaries Association, adopting its current name.
NACO has historically represented professionals and management in the sector, with general unions, principally the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers is a trade union in the United Kingdom. Consisting of over 405,000 members, USDAW is the UK's fourth largest and fastest growing trade union. Membership has increased by more than 17% in the last five years and by nearly a third in the last decade...
(USDAW), recruiting among shop-floor and administrative workers. NACO has begun, with the support of Co-operatives UK, to widen its base and end the division between 'officials' and 'administrators'.
General Secretaries
- 1917 - 1920s: E. Emery
- 1920s - 1940s: Robert Simpson
- 1940s - 1977: Arthur Potts
- 1977 - 2006: Lindsay Ewing
- 2006–present: Neil Buist