Trade Unions Gilded Age *

Question 1

positives of the gilded age

Answer 1

the AFL was set up
wages rose dramatically
sickness clubs
growth in labour demands allowed unions to grow
by 1914 the AFL had 2 million members

Question 2

limitations of the gilded age

Answer 2

Haymarket Affair 1886 damaged union reputations
laizzes faire
poor conditions - 1889 2000 rail workers killed
inequality with unskilled workers
courts of the side of employers