| Cannock Chase Miners' Association | |
| Full Name: | Cannock Chase Miners', Enginemen's and Surfacemen's Association |
| Founded: | 1876 |
| Members: | 7,500 (1907) |
| Location Country: | England |
| Parent Organization: | Midland Miners' Federation |
| Headquarters: | Miners' Hall, West Hill, Hednesford |
The Cannock Chase Miners', Enginemen's and Surfacemen's Association was a trade union representing coal miners working the Cannock Chase Coalfield in the Cannock Chase area of England.
The union was founded in 1876.[1] Albert Stanley became the leader of the union in 1884, and he put it on a much sounder footing.[2] In 1886, it became a founder constituent of the Midland Counties Miners' Federation, through which it subsequently became part of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB). The association registered as a union with the Board of Trade in 1887, and at that point Stanley was officially appointed as general secretary. Membership of the union grew steadily, reaching 7,500 in 1907.[3]
In 1945, the union became the Cannock Chase District of the Midland Area of the National Union of Mineworkers, with far less autonomy than before.[4] A couple of years later, it absorbed the Pelsall District.[5]
1884: Albert Stanley
1907: S. F. Dangerfield
c.1915: John Baker