L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ley land , ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Category : Black pool ▁Pan thers ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ul ster ▁Work ers ▁Council ▁was ▁a ▁loyal ist ▁workers ' ▁organisation ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁as ▁a ▁more ▁formal ised ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁Lo yal ist ▁Association ▁of ▁Work ers ▁( LA W ). ▁It ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁ship yard ▁union ▁leader ▁Harry ▁Murray ▁and ▁initially ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁much ▁attention . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁full ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Def ence ▁Association ▁( U DA ) ▁the ▁U W C ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁mobil ising ▁force ▁for ▁loyal ist ▁opposition ▁to ▁power - sh aring ▁arrang ements . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁been ▁mo oted ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁when ▁Harry ▁Murray , ▁a ▁shop ▁ste ward ▁at ▁Har land ▁& ▁Wol ff , ▁and ▁other ▁loyal ist ▁trade ▁union ists ▁had ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Haw th or nd en ▁Road ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁V angu ard ▁Progress ive ▁Union ist ▁Party ▁( VP UP ) ▁to ▁discuss ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁more ▁formal ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁LA W ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁edition ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁Lo yal ist , ▁a ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁U DA , ▁with ▁the ▁announ cement ▁prom ising ▁that ▁workers ▁would ▁be ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁future ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁that ▁these ▁workers ▁were ▁prepar ing