Factory occupation
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Occupation of factories is a method of the workers' movement used to prevent lock outs. They may sometimes lead to "recovered factories," in which the workers self-manage the factories.

They have been used in many strike actions, including:

• the 1920-22 Biennio rosso (in particular the Turin factory occupation of 1920)
• 1936 French general strike (see 1936 Matignon agreements)
• in the 1970s in Italy (35 days occupation of the Fiat)
• The 1971 Harco work-in, Australia
• 1973 Uruguayan general strike
• Lip factory in France in 1973
• The occupation of the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago in 2008

See also

• Sit-in
• Bolivarian Circles
• History of Solidarity
• History of Argentina and "Dirty War"

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