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==Background==
 
==Background==
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The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) is Britain’s only specialist construction workers union. It has more than 120,000 members employed in building trades in both the private and public sectors. {{ref|biog}}
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The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) is Britain's only specialist construction workers union. It has more than 120,000 members employed in building trades in both the private and public sectors. {{ref|biog}}
  
 
==Pro nuclear==
 
==Pro nuclear==
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UCATT’s convener at Sellafield, Howard Rooms, is also the national secretary of [[nUKlear21]]. In a supplement to ''The Spectator'' magazine, published ‘in association’ with [[BNFL]] and [[British Nuclear Group]], he wrote: “We believe that nuclear power — a non-carbon-emitting means of generating electricity — has an important role to play as a provider of baseload power well into the 21st centuryâ€?.  {{ref|spec}}
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UCATT's convener at Sellafield, Howard Rooms, is also the national secretary of [[nUKlear21]]. In a supplement to ''The Spectator'' magazine, published 'in association' with [[BNFL]] and [[British Nuclear Group]], he wrote: 'We believe that nuclear power - a non-carbon-emitting means of generating electricity - has an important role to play as a provider of baseload power well into the 21st century'.  {{ref|spec}}
  
 
In January 2005, Rooms lobbied the recently-formed [[European Parliament Forum for the Future of Nuclear Energy]]. {{ref|euro}}  
 
In January 2005, Rooms lobbied the recently-formed [[European Parliament Forum for the Future of Nuclear Energy]]. {{ref|euro}}  
  
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==Political Donations==
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UCATT is reported to have donated £2500 to [[Peter Hain]]'s failed deputy leadership campaign<ref>Livingstone, T. (2008) 'I find it hard to see how he can continue if he is the sort of man who forgets about pounds 100,000'. The <i>Western Mail</i> 12th January 2008</ref>
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Donations over £20,000.00, recorded by the Electoral Commission:
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<tr>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary (parties only)</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">16/03/2001</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">21/03/2001</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£25,500.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">16/06/2001</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£25,625.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">25/07/2001</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£25,625.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">15/04/2002</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, 177 Abbeville Road</td>
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<td align="center">£27,538.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">01/08/2002</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, 177 Abbeville Road</td>
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<td align="center">£27,537.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">12/07/2002</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, 177 Abbeville Road</td>
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<td align="center">£27,538.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">12/04/2006</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">26/06/2006</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">12/10/2006</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction and Allied Trades & Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">15/01/2007</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">11/04/2007</td>
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<td align="center">UCATT, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">12/07/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">05/10/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction and Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">26/03/2008</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction Allied Trades & Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£74,600.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">03/07/2008</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction Allied Trades & Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">13/10/2008</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction Allied Trades & Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">14/01/2009</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">12/05/2009</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">17/09/2009</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£74,200.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">13/01/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">29/04/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£137,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">12/07/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
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<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">12/10/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House</td>
 +
<td align="center">£37,100.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 4 March 2015 </ref>
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==External links==
 
==External links==
  
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* {{note|biog}} [http://www.ucatt.org.uk/ ‘UCATT website home page], undated, accessed February 2006.
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* {{note|biog}} [http://www.ucatt.org.uk/ &#39;UCATT website home page], undated, accessed February 2006.
  
 
===Articles===
 
===Articles===
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* {{note|spec}} Howard Rooms, [http://www.spectator.co.uk/bnfl/article7.html ‘It’s good to talk’,] ''The Spectator'', undated, accessed February 2006. See also [http://www.spectator.co.uk/bnfl/index.php Contents page] of the supplement.
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* {{note|spec}} Howard Rooms, [http://www.spectator.co.uk/bnfl/article7.html &#39;It&#39;s good to talk&#39;,] ''The Spectator'', undated, accessed February 2006. See also [http://www.spectator.co.uk/bnfl/index.php Contents page] of the supplement.
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* {{note|euro}} [http://www.nuklear21.com/resources/Issue1.pdf &#39;Create a world class EU research establishment at Sellafield, say unions&#39; (pdf file)], ''Power'' (nUKlear21 journal), issue 1, first quarter 2005.
  
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* {{note|euro}} No named author, [http://www.nuklear21.com/resources/Issue1.pdf ‘Create a world class EU research establishment at Sellafield, say unions’ (pdf file)], ''Power'' (nUKlear21 journal), issue 1, first quarter 2005.
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==References==
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[[Category:Nuclear spin - trade unions]]
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[[Category:Nuclear spin - trade unions]][[Category:Trade and Labour Unions|UCATT]][[Category:Labour Party Donors|UCATT]]

Latest revision as of 17:50, 4 March 2015

Background

The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) is Britain's only specialist construction workers union. It has more than 120,000 members employed in building trades in both the private and public sectors. [1]

Pro nuclear

UCATT's convener at Sellafield, Howard Rooms, is also the national secretary of nUKlear21. In a supplement to The Spectator magazine, published 'in association' with BNFL and British Nuclear Group, he wrote: 'We believe that nuclear power - a non-carbon-emitting means of generating electricity - has an important role to play as a provider of baseload power well into the 21st century'. [2]

In January 2005, Rooms lobbied the recently-formed European Parliament Forum for the Future of Nuclear Energy. [3]

Political Donations

UCATT is reported to have donated £2500 to Peter Hain's failed deputy leadership campaign[1]

Donations over £20,000.00, recorded by the Electoral Commission:

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
16/03/2001 UCATT, UCATT House £50,000.00 Labour Party Central Party
21/03/2001 UCATT, UCATT House £25,500.00 Labour Party Central Party
16/06/2001 UCATT, UCATT House £25,625.00 Labour Party Central Party
25/07/2001 UCATT, UCATT House £25,625.00 Labour Party Central Party
15/04/2002 UCATT, 177 Abbeville Road £27,538.00 Labour Party Central Party
01/08/2002 UCATT, 177 Abbeville Road £27,537.00 Labour Party Central Party
12/07/2002 UCATT, 177 Abbeville Road £27,538.00 Labour Party Central Party
12/04/2006 UCATT, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
26/06/2006 UCATT, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
12/10/2006 Union of Construction and Allied Trades & Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
15/01/2007 UCATT, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
11/04/2007 UCATT, UCATT House £37,000.00 Labour Party Central Party
12/07/2007 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
05/10/2007 Union of Construction and Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
26/03/2008 Union of Construction Allied Trades & Technicians, UCATT House £74,600.00 Labour Party Central Party
03/07/2008 Union of Construction Allied Trades & Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
13/10/2008 Union of Construction Allied Trades & Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
14/01/2009 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
12/05/2009 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
17/09/2009 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £74,200.00 Labour Party Central Party
13/01/2010 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
29/04/2010 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £137,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
12/07/2010 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party
12/10/2010 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, UCATT House £37,100.00 Labour Party Central Party

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External links

Articles

References

  1. ↑ Livingstone, T. (2008) 'I find it hard to see how he can continue if he is the sort of man who forgets about pounds 100,000'. The Western Mail 12th January 2008
  2. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 4 March 2015
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