▁to ▁mobil ise ▁against ▁a ▁un ited ▁Ireland . ▁From ▁the ▁out set ▁most ▁polit icians ▁were ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁these ▁meet ings ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁V P UP ▁leader ▁William ▁Craig ▁and ▁his ▁party ▁colle ague ▁David ▁Tr im ble . ▁ ▁The ▁Ul ster ▁Work ers ' ▁Council ▁( U W C ) ▁name ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Gl enn ▁Bar r , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁for ▁the ▁V P UP ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁in ▁the ▁U DA . ▁He ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Murray ▁and ▁Billy ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Tom ▁Be att ie ▁from ▁B ally l um ford ▁power ▁station . ▁These ▁were ▁sometimes ▁joined ▁by ▁Andy ▁Ty rie ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁U DA ▁and ▁Ken ▁Gib son ▁of ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Vol unte er ▁Force , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁represent atives ▁of ▁smaller ▁loyal ist ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Orange ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁Down ▁Orange ▁W elf are . ▁ ▁Development ▁So on ▁after ▁its ▁establishment ▁the ▁U W C ▁established ▁a ▁th ir teen - member ▁co - ordin ating ▁committee , ▁under ▁the ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁Bar r . ▁This ▁smaller ▁group ▁met ▁once ▁a ▁fort night ▁at ▁the ▁V P UP ▁headquarters . ▁The ▁group ▁soon ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Mer lyn ▁Re es ▁held ▁a