 In 1977 the United Unionist Action Council (UUAC) was formed out of the UUUC.The council was chaired by Joseph Burns and included Paisley, Ernest Baird (leader of the United Ulster Unionist Movement), members of the Ulster Workers' Council, and leaders of loyalist paramilitaries including the UDA, Orange Volunteers and Down Orange Welfare.The UUAC also established its own loyalist vigilante group called the Ulster Service Corps (USC).