Ulster Workers' Council strike
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 Irish nationalists, and the proposed role for the Republic of Ireland's government in running Northern Ireland
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Ulster Workers' Council strike
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 Irish nationalists, and the proposed role for the Republic of Ireland's government in running Northern Ireland
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The Ulster Workers' Council (U ...... tbreak of Ulster nationalism".
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Abolition of the Sunningdale Agreement and Government of Northern Ireland
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paramilitary violence
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Throughout Northern Ireland
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Government of Northern Ireland prorogued; direct rule re-introduced
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Ulster Workers' Council strike
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The Ulster Workers' Council (U ...... nt in running Northern Ireland
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Ulster Workers' Council strike
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