An insider's look at the work and lives of New York City transit workers, told in their own words. The text blends anecdotes, happy memories and painful tales; weaving together vignettes about race, unions and gender within the workforce of the last 50 years.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword
Notes from Underground
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 War Stories
2 Getting on Board
3 Stations and Fares
4 Operating Trains
5 Six Inches from Death
6 Law and Order
7 Driving Buses
8 Shops and Yards
9 Matters of Color
10 Work, Women, and Men
11 Union Talk
12 Moving into Management
13 Generations
14 Into the Future
Notes
Index