Autonomia Operaia

Workers' Autonomy
Autonomia Operaia
AbbreviationAut. Op.
LeaderToni Negri
Oreste Scalzone
Franco Piperno
Bifo Berardi
Paolo Virno
FoundedMarch 3, 1973 (1973-03-03)
DissolvedApril 7, 1979 (1979-04-07)
Preceded byPotere Operaio
NewspaperRosso (Milan)
I Volsci (Rome)
A/traverso (Bologna)
IdeologyAutonomist Marxism
Operaismo
Anti-authoritarianism
Libertarian Marxism
Direct action
Abolition of work
Political positionFar-left

Autonomia Operaia (Italian for "Workers' Autonomy") was an Italian far-left movement particularly active from 1973 to 1979. It played an important role in the Italian autonomist movement in the 1970s, alongside earlier organisations such as Potere Operaio, which was created after May 1968, and Lotta Continua.