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Jeremy Brecher's account of the growth of the Knights of Labor union in the US, the agitation for a maximum 8-hour working day and the Chicago Haymarket events of 1886.

Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in ‘Worktown Studies’ at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history It was the most significant industrial conflict in Bolton’s history, was immortalised in a novel and led to major changes in the town’s politics. The Great Engineers’ Strike of 1887 was no ordinary trade dispute but was marked by a bitterness and violence seldom seen in British industrial relations. The strike involved the ‘aristocracy’ of the Bolton labour movement – the skil...

Dan Whelan Developer Lane End Group has been given the go-ahead to build 116 homes at the former Horwich Loco Works in Bolton, part of Bluemantle Group’s £262m redevelopment of the site. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the project, which features a mix of 78 one- and two-bedroom apartments, and 38 two-, three-, and four-bedroom family houses.  The homes are to be managed by two social housing providers, Bolton at Home and Irwell Valley Homes, and are scheduled to complete by February 2024.  Rivington Chase is a regeneration scheme on the site of the former locomotive works in...

What to do this week, from the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival to outdoor Earth Month events Monday, April 5: Wild Childhood: Nature of Place Symposium 12-1:30 p.m. How are children connected to nature? For three days, Phipps will convene leading biophilia experts for a virtual conference exploring relationships between the environment and the planet’s youngest citizens. Sessions will examine how children benefit greatly from time spent in nature, as well as topics such as racial injustice, disability exclusion, infrastructure, urban parks and more. Buy tickets. Photos courtesy of Phipps. Va...

Pattern Makers Exhibition Opens February 7 at The Westmoreland GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid William Henry Clapp, (1879–1954) Neptune Beach no. Oil on board, 16 x 19 in. Bequest of Richard M. Scaife, 2016.9. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Pattern Makers, on view through May 9, with a selection of virtual programs. Pattern Makers tracks the presence and meanings of patterns across a selection of over 60 works from The Westmoreland’s permanent collection. To develop this exhibition, museum staff collaborated with Profess...