The Ulster Workers Council was a Loyalist workers organisation set up in Northern Ireland in 1974 as a more formalised successor to the Loyalist Association of Workers. It was formed by shipyard union leader Harry Murray and initially failed to gain much attention. However, with the full support of the Ulster Defence Association the UWC became the main mobilising force for loyalist opposition to power sharing arrangements. In general, a loyalist is an individual who is loyal to the powers that be or The Establishment. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office suspended... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The UDA flag in the town center of Ahoghill, County Antrim. ...

The UWC was controlled by a co-ordinating committee, which was chaired by Glenn Barr, at the time a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, as well as a brigadier in the UDA. Initially made up of fringe figures, the committee grew in stature after the beginning of the Ulster Workers Council Strike, with Ian Paisley amongst those to take up a seat. Glenn Barr (born 1932 in Derry) was a Northern Ireland politician and advocate of Ulster nationalism. ... The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ... The Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, also known as the Vanguard Ulster Progressive Party (and several variations of word order), was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978. ... Fifteen unprecedented, historic days in 1974 when a million British citizens, the Protestants of Northern Ireland, staged what amounted to a rebellion against the Crown and won. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

After the success of the 1974 strike, the UWC organised a repeat in 1977, although by this point the dependence on the loyalist workforce had been reduced and the impact of this second UWC strike was much less. Former spokesman Harry Murray suggested that the UWC was being reorganised in 1981, although nothing came of this and the UWC was largely brought to an end by the failure of 1977. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...