Word: caucuses
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...individual programs. Its membership has doubled to 18,000 in the past year; around 255 chapters now exist in 48 states. N.O.W. has led assaults in Congress and the courts on issues ranging from child care to abortion reform. Growing even faster is the National Women's Political Caucus, aimed at putting more levers of government power into female hands (see following story). There is also the Women's Equity Action League, dedicated to pushing for equality via existing laws and executive orders...
...scene was last month's fund raiser in Washington for the National Women's Political Caucus. The caucus is a serious nationwide effort to get women involved full time in politics. Headquartered in Washington, the caucus has established branches in 46 states and has been holding well-attended regional workshops in political techniques. Its motto: "Women! Make policy not coffee." Or, to reverse a man's metaphor: if you can stand the heat, get out of the kitchen...
Both McGovern and Chisholm left Florida last night to attend Chicago's Black caucus. And although McGovern will return to join other candidates in addressing a high school youth primary in North Miami Beach today. Chisholm does not plan to return to the state until Monday...
LABOR. The traditional power tactic of labor leaders has been to get their members selected as uncommitted delegates. This enhanced their collective power at the convention. But they are finding that unless they can stack a local caucus, uncommitted slates or individuals can rarely win now. AFL-CIO officials running as uncommitted delegates in Arizona, for example, were soundly defeated; five of Arizona's 25 elected delegates are uncommitted. This trend is pressuring labor to choose sides earlier...
...Payne, a black, assistant dean of students, arranged the meeting, saying in a letter to black students that "Oberlin came to their (the CIA's) attention because of the nationwide publicity given our Black Caucus admissions and recruitment program. They felt that Oberlin will be attracting the kind of black students who would be of interest to the Agency...