Labor Movements During The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age existed during the late 1800s where the corruption of the government was at its peak and the lowest point of American politics. "The Gilded Age" was a name given by Mark Twain in his belief that politics corruption and greed lurked below the polite and prosperous luster of American society. He believed that politics was like the base material that hides beneath the glittering gold surface of a gilded object. Because of …

…broad-based movement during the Gilded Age was primarily because the corruption in the government was able to suppress it. As new parties and unions would emerge to aid the labor movement, but some of them were dispersed. Some of them were dispersed because of conflicts and disagreeing views on different issues, and some dispersed due to the lack of progress. Nonetheless, these labor movements proved unsuccessful in providing a strong movement during the Gilded Age.