Factory councils took on the direct control of production in its entirety; they had no other choice aft er higherranking technicians and engineers left their posts on industrialists' orders. Th e Ordinovisti actively participated in the occupations, broadcasting the work of the councils in the improvised coordination of production, exchange, sale of products, and the assistance and defense of the factories. In Turin, by the second week of occupation, most of the working classes across all industries were involved. Not only the small, medium, and large metal fi rms (cars, coaches, foundries, service factories, railway material, marine engines, machine tools, typewriters, etc.), but also rubber fi rms, footwear plants, textiles, and silk industries were occupied, extending from the city to the province.

Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, loc. 555