Mussolini and Agnelli publicly signaled solidarity with the 1920 factory occupiers

Evidence

Even Benito Mussolini, leader of the movement Fasci Italiani di Combattimento (Italian Fasci of Combat, later to become a party), took care to communicate his solidarity with the occupiers, while Fiat owner Giovanni Agnelli, in 1920, during the days of the factory occupation, officially proposed to transform the entire company into a cooperative. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 188

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims

• CANDY: Fiat’s owner proposing to turn his company into a cooperative while workers occupied it is a striking, story-worthy detail.