United Unionist Action Council

The United Unionist Action Council (UUAC) was a group formed by the steering committee of the United Ulster Unionist Council (UUUC) in early 1977. The chairman of the UUAC was Joseph Burns and the group also included Ian Paisley and Ernest Baird. The UUAC also included representatives of a number of Loyalist paramilitary groups including: the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and the Orange Volunteers. The UUAC organised vigilante patrols in areas of Northern Ireland under the title of Ulster Service Corps (USC). The UUAC was also a key party to the Loyalist strike which took place between 3 May 1977 and 13 May 1977. Unlike the 1974 strike the one in 1977 was unsuccessful. The UUAC ceased to exist shortly afterwards.