March 2011 over voting irregularities, with George Guy appointed acting general secretary until the election was re-run in October 2011. Steven Murphy was subsequently elected and took office in 2012. General Secretaries 1971: George Smith 1978: Les Wood 1985: Albert Williams 1992: George Brumwell 2004: Alan Ritchie 2012: George Guy (acting) 2012: Steve Murphy 2015: Brian Rye (acting) Assistant General Secretaries 1971: Les Wood 1978: Jimmy Hardman Further reading Flynn. Laurie (1975), The Shrewsbury Two, in Calgagus 1, Winter 1975, pp. 39 – 41, Sources UCATT family tree References External links The background to the National Builder's Strike 1972 and the trials of the 'Shrewsbury 24' Interview with a UCATT member in Liverpool's 'Nerve' magazine UCATT website Catalogue of the UCATT archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom Defunct trade unions of Ireland Building and Wood Workers' International 1971 establishments in the United Kingdom Trade unions established in 1971 Building and construction trade unions British builders Trade unions disestablished in 2017 Unite the Union Trade unions based in London