The income divide and excesses of the rich during the gilded age caused a. workers to abandon labor unions. b. people to stop working at factories. c. workers to seek education to get better jobs. d. people to work for economic and social reform.,

D. people to work for economic and social reform. The division of income and the excesses of the rich during the Golden Age made people work to reform the economy with the help of social and revolutionary movements with interests of struggle and social welfare.