Potere Operaio (Workers' Power) was an extremist left-wing Italian political group, particularly active between 1968 and 1973. Among the group's leaders were Antonio ('Toni') Negri, Franco Piperno, Oreste Scalzone, and Valerio Morucci. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Antonio Negri (1933- ) is a moral and political philosopher from Italy. ...

Unlike the Red Brigades, Potere Operaio never enaged in large-scale terrorist acts, acting more as a harbour for intellectuals and other individuals connected to protests in factories, especially in the industrial North, and publishing newspapers and leaflets. It was probably the most influential group from a political standpoint, and at one stage had broad support in the ranks of disenfranchised and arguably exploited industrial workers, even threatening mainstream trade unions. The Red Brigade (Brigate Rosse) is a militant group located in Italy. ...

Some members of the group started thinking about employing violent means to impose the revolutionary struggle. At that point, however, the Italian public had already started to overcome the tensions caused by reckless industrial development and had fully entered the consumer society, thus defusing much of the appeal of the communist revolutionary ideology. Potere Operaio's leaders quickly lost their grip on the organization and the organization disbanded after a number of investigations by the Italian authorities after 1973.

Potere Operaio officially ceased to exist on June, 3rd 1973, although some of the leaders later drifted towards more radical groups such as the Red Brigades, including Morucci and Adriana Faranda, who had a leading role in the Moro case (see Red Brigades). Negri and Scalzone, among others, were arrested in the late 1970's in connection with violent acts. Aldo Moro Aldo Moro (Maglie, Lecce Province, September 23, 1916 - May 9, 1978) was twice Prime Minister of Italy. ... The Red Brigade (Brigate Rosse) is a militant group located in Italy. ...