Abstract
This article examines the relationship between immigration and union mobilization. It argues that industries, as mediating institutions, crucially shape the extent and meaning of inter-group differences at work, and thus their consequences for the generation of working class solidarity. Utilizing an in-depth case study of union organizing in the San Francisco hotel industry, the article demonstrates that three industry facets are especially consequential: their occupational structures, labor processes, and class-based organizations. The analysis shows how the ideology, practices, and structure of a local union can utilize and overcome sociocultural and economic divisions in the workforce to build a viable, democratic class-based organization.
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