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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Marian SwerdlowPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S. Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.395kg ISBN: 9781566396103ISBN 10: 1566396107 Pages: 262 Publication Date: 05 March 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction More Than Door Openers Woodlawn Crew Room Cowboys Health and Safety Greatness Hell on Wheels Rejection Lackluster Greater Greatness Miscellaneous Coworkers Characters and Cronies Riders and Conductors Transit Worker Wit and Wisdom Why I Left The More Things Change... Afterword GlossaryReviewsThe subway conductor - the man or woman, in a tiny compartment in the train's middle car, whose head emerges when the train stops in a station - is the one who bear the brunt of harried commuters' dissatisfaction with the vagaries of New York City's transit system. ( Conductors don't like sticking their heads out, Swerdlow tells us, because they get deliberately hit by people on the platform. ) This unusual glimpse of the other side of life on the tracks reveals how things look from the conductor's point of view. In 1982, Swerdlow, then a graduate student in sociology, became one of the city's first female conductors. This personal account has both humor and drama. She faced shootings and stabbings on her train and sexual harassment from male riders, tells of track fires and signal problems and the lack of women's toilets, underground romance with a fellow conductor and his variegated past, work rules and union organizing. Reading this, straphangers will gain a little compassion for subway conductors - and maybe stop whacking them on the head. (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationMarian Swerdlow teaches high school social studies in New York City. After working as a subway conductor, she taught sociology at the State University College at Buffalo. Swerdlow was born and grew up in the Bronx. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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