Labor-management (or capitalist-working class) relations and class conflicts were central elements of Marx's analysis of capitalism. Conflict between the classes characterized the 19th and early 20th century by and large, yet when one conducts a web search using the key words "labor-management relations" a diverse range of images of labor and management today arise. On one hand, the union that represents federal employees posts a memo on its website (http://www.opm.gov/lmr/LMR_memo.asp) that emphasizes "the shared obligation of labor and management to ensure that official time is authorized and used appropriately." (James, 2005) The union leader and director Kay Cole James writes of "the equally important responsibility of labor and management to work together to deliver the best possible service to the American people ... Much is being asked of government today, and it has never been more important for labor and management to find common ground," rather than to seek out...
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