Search results
The Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) strike was a general strike that took place in Northern Ireland between 15 May and 28 May 1974, during " the Troubles ". The strike was called by unionists who were against the Sunningdale Agreement, which had been signed in December 1973. Specifically, the strikers opposed the sharing of political power with ...
May 27, 2024 · Visit Shots! now. Today is the 50th anniversary of the last day of the Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) strike which, although it only lasted for a fortnight in May 1974, is generally regarded as one ...
- Alan Parkinson
- 1 min
Mar 31, 2024 · Last Saturday, an Imagine! Belfast Festival event looked back at the Ulster Workers’ Council Strike: 50 Years On. A decade on from his 40th anniversary conference at Queen’s University – you can still listen back to my recordings on Slugger – Dr Connal Parr was joined on the Crescent Arts Centre stage by panellists Dawn Purvis, Carmel Gates, Harry Donaghy, Jackie Redpath and Jackie ...
May 11, 2024 · During the dramatic two-week Ulster Workers’ Council strike in 1974, there was a sense of societal collapse ... Then something deeply odd happened. For a few weeks – it seemed like months if ...
May 11, 2024 · The Ulster Workers’ Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland’s democratically elected devolved government – then just five months old, and the first power-sharing ...
May 28, 2024 · After political attempts to bring down the executive failed, a campaign of civil disobedience led by the Ulster Workers’ Council began and the general strike in May 1974 ultimately succeeded.
Jan 10, 2024 · It collapsed in the face of opposition from unionists and loyalists who formed the Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) and called a general strike. The IRA also opposed the Sunningdale agreement and ...
