Working Elite or Workers in Struggle? Railway Experiences in the City of Ponta Grossa – PR (1950-1970).

This paper discusses the construction of memory means that the railway workers and more specifically the ponta-grossenses, working as an elite. The research dialogue with the experience of these workers and their families, by working with oral narratives that bring the possibility to confront the im...

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Author: Petuba, Rosangela Maria Silva
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2012
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repository:Revista Mundos do Trabalho
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/25764
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalho/article/view/1984-9222.2012v4n7p85
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Railway workers
Experiences
Elite workers
Ferroviários
Experiências
Elite operária
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Summary:This paper discusses the construction of memory means that the railway workers and more specifically the ponta-grossenses, working as an elite. The research dialogue with the experience of these workers and their families, by working with oral narratives that bring the possibility to confront the image of the privileged class living and working conditions experienced throughout his career in the Railways in Ponta Grossa.