Reform or repression: organizing America's anti-union movement

Introduction. Reformers and fighters: employers and the labor problem

Part I. Nation. Fighting "union dictation": birth of the open-shop movement

"For the protection of the common people": citizens, progressives, and "free workers"

Part II. Region. A tale of two men: class traitors and strikebreaking in Cleveland

Avenging McKinley: organized employers in Buffalo

Making the "city of prosperity": the poetry of industrial harmony in Worcester

"A solid south for the open shop": N.F. Thompson and the labor solution

Conclusion. Creating the "common good": individual rights, industrial progress, and virtuous citizenship.