Class Unity

Transmissions Ep. 4: An Organizer’s Life (w/ Danny Fetonte)

Nov 21, 2022

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

Danny Fattante's Childhood

2min

How I Got My First Job at Bethlehem Steel

2min

The Importance of Training in the Coke Ovens

2min

The Attica Brigade: An Organizer's Journey

4min

The Importance of a Good Job

2min

How to Be a Successful Laborer

3min

The Importance of Organizing in the Industrial Union Department

5min

How to Get Along Working in East Texas

1min

10.

How I Found Working for Cleat

3min

11.

The CWA and the AFL-CIO

4min

12.

The History of the Telephone Industry in Texas

3min

13.

The Struggles of the Texas Workers Union

2min

14.

The Strike on Helena Labs

2min

15.

The Pro-Union Strike in El Paso

3min

16.

How I Got Started in DSA

4min

17.

The Influence of DSA on the Right Right

2min

18.

The History of the Police and Socialists

4min

19.

The Fucked Up Obama Bumper Sticker

2min

20.

How I Approached the 2017 Chicago Convention

6min

21.

The DSA Cut Their Delegation in Half

5min

22.

How I Bowed Out of a National Union Election

2min

23.

The Discontents of the Local Chapter

2min

24.

The Long-Term Battle Within the Austin Chapter

2min

25.

The Obama Administration and the Obama Campaign

2min

26.

The Left's View of State Capitalist Violence

4min

27.

How to Break Through the Lines

3min

28.

The Distorting Role of Social Media in the History of Police

2min

29.

The Heuristic Demands of Young Socialists Today

2min

30.

The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana in Federal Prisons

2min

31.

The South African Police Union and the Prison Industry

2min

32.

The Future of Police Unions

3min

33.

The Challenges Faced by the American Left Today

4min

34.

The Importance of Linking Theory and Practice in the Labor Movement

5min

35.

The Rules Don't Matter

2min

In this very special episode of Class Unity Transmissions, we bring you the last interview ever recorded with Danny Fetonte. Danny was a well-known labor organizer in Texas, with over 30 years of experience. He worked at Bethlehem Steel for 4 years, and spent a decade working in a variety of other industrial jobs. He […]