Community, Class, and Identity: An Analysis of The Harle Syke Strike, 1915

This article analyses the Harle Syke strike, 1915. Although incident was understood to be significant by contemporary observers, strike has been overlooked when examining tensions between trade unionism, class, and local autonomy in Lancashire at time of Great War. Using a combination cotton industry records newspaper archives, examines relationship rest Lancashire, with specific focus on rivalry village its closest neighbour, Burnley. It provides narrative as well analysis dynamics unionism village. also community input into industry, protectionism, responses county-wide standardisation centralisation.