The factory occupations united liberals, nationalists and conservatives against labor

Evidence

Th e nationwide occupation of factories coordinated by the councils ignited the establishment’s greatest fears, and cemented the antisocialist bloc across liberals, nationalists, and conservatives alike. Th ese factions would soon merge in the armed off ensive of Fascism and a widespread austerity agenda that proved itself in its full antilabor force. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 582

Categorization

• XREF: Antisocialist bloc cementing in response to worker mobilization parallels the austerity-as-class-weapon theme; connects to reader’s interwar Britain/Italy focus. — connects to: The occupation of the factories radicalized Italian industrialists — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 572
• SHARE: The specific pairing of Fascism and austerity as joint responses to the factory occupations would interest anyone reading on interwar class politics.