The strike was an attempt by a coalition of unionist politicians and loyalist paramilitaries to bring the North to a standstill in protest at the Sunningdale power-sharing agreement. Several key personalities from Derry were crucially involved in events. These included the late Derry loyalist Glen Barr, Chair of the UWC Coordinating Committee, which ran the strike from the Vanguard Unionist Party (VUP) headquarters in East Belfast, and the late John Hume, who as Minister of Commerce at the time,... Read this story
