And will Mr Trimble's Ulster Unionists engage in negotiations, or merely try to obstruct them?
Conall McDevitt of the SDLP questioned the tactics of unionists in opposing the motion.
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On that basis unionists would consider their continued participation in the executive, he said.
The first minister and other unionists said there was an image of "double standards".
She said the "nats and the unionists" could work together, even on aspects of the constitution.
They distinguish themselves from the other unionists by their opposition to flag waving and unity candidates.
All this made Mrs Nelson a hate figure for many unionists, including some police.
No more than 2, 000 other marchers, and no other leading anti-Trimble unionists, joined Mr Paisley.
Gerry Adams will now be telling unionists that during the summer, actions spoke louder than words.
Sinn Fein spent the spring trying to convince unionists that the IRA was now dormant.
Many unionists feel the reforms outlined in the Police (NI) Bill go too far.
Unionists would undertake to work within the devolved government, rather than repeatedly threatening to walk out.
Even so, Mr Blair will try to find a way to soothe the unionists.
If anything comes of that, diehard unionists will have plenty to say about it.
Of course, it will be a wonder if unionists ever trust the republicans fully.
Afterwards, unionists accused Sinn Fein, the SDLP and Alliance of attacking their cultural identity.
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The Ulster Unionists, the pro-agreement Protestant party led by David Trimble, is also in trouble.
Neither pro-agreement Ulster Unionists nor Sinn Fein have sounded entirely convincing converts to the new order.
Unionists denied this, insisting their defence of the Union flag was a matter of principle.
Even the ultra-hardline Democratic Unionists, led by the Reverend Ian Paisley, are quietly shifting.
The trade unionists are restive about plans for chopping jobs in coal mining and steel.
Trade unionists plan to use their leverage over Mr Gore to try to block the deal.
What unionists fear most is that a former IRA member could end up running the police.
On a practical level, unionists want improved roads and other links between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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The unionists stomped out of the chamber, rather than nominate one of their own.
On March 19th, trade unionists launched a three-day strike to protest against intimidation by the police.
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The Sinn Fein candidate insists ordinary unionists in Mid Ulster are increasingly using his party's advice centres.
The NDP was born in 1961 as an uneasy alliance of prairie populists and urban trade unionists.
Mr Blair's decision to receive Mr Adams has been denounced in advance by unionists and some Tories.
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