New York City Transit Authority. Fact Finding Board.

On December 14, 1953, contract negotiations between the transit employees and the Transit Authority came to a halt. Michael J. Quill, president of the Transport Workers Union warned the T.A. that when the existing contract expired on January 1, 1954, his men would walk off their jobs. Since Quill's union represented 34,000 of the 44,000 transit employees, it was obvious that his "no contract, no work" policy would mean a complete shut-down of New York City's transportation facilities.

From the description of New York City Transit Authority. Fact Finding Board. Exhibits, 1954. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64059089

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