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How successful was organized labor in improving the position of workers in the period from 1875 to 1900? Organized labor was not very successful in improving the position of workers. Because labor unions only held about one to two percent of the total labor force and less than ten percent of the industrial workers, this organized labor did not have enough standings to actually make an impact. Organized labor probably could be considered more of a negative factor than positive in the lives of workers. As can be seen in the political cartoon from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, January 8, 1887, all of the different groups fighting for the working class were actually just ruining it for the workingman. Although their motivations were in the right place, they just did t