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.