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Workers' Syndicates and the Catholic Church's Role in Politics
31:58 - 37:55 (05:57)
This podcast episode discusses the need for syndicates in workplaces to improve worker wages and rights along with the role the Catholic Church played in right-wing organizing. The political climate during the time of Denunzio's occupation and the early stages of Mussolini's black shirts is also explored.
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The workers' syndicates, organized like unions, were a way for workers to gain better wages for themselves, but Catholic Church supporters were divided regarding their stance on it.
31:58 - 37:55 (05:57)
Syndicalism
Summary
The workers' syndicates, organized like unions, were a way for workers to gain better wages for themselves, but Catholic Church supporters were divided regarding their stance on it. Meanwhile, intellectuals in Spain and Portugal debated the possibility of a republic while Denunzio occupied Fume and Mussolini started to form the Black Shirts.