Word: staff
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...which see print, go into the preparation of every issue. Thus it seems almost daunting that the people who create and work with this instant library spend much of their leisure time putting together words on their own. At almost any time of year, a number of our staff are busy writing books or readying them for publication...
...nomination of former Kennedy Aide Theodore Sorensen as CIA director ran into trouble, Byrd sounded no warning. Says a junior Democratic Senator: "He just wanted to teach Carter a lesson." Sorensen withdrew under pressure. That lesson was followed by others, as Byrd repeatedly criticized Carter's legislative liaison staff as bumbling, finally declaring of the President last June: "He's in over his head...
Back in 1973 when the fledgling organization was still settling in on the seventh floor of the Clarendon Street YWCA, 9to5's founders envisioned the organization as a clearinghouse of information for women office workers, with a small staff that might help resolve grievances with employers. (At that time, except for government employees, almost none of the city's officeworkers were in unions or organized in any way.) Last May, Joan Tighe, one of the founders, said the group had "succeeded beyond my wildest dreams...
Initially 9to5 works indirectly, publicizing the issues, hoping to trigger an impulse to organize from within. Once a woman has taken the step of contacting 9to5, the staff offers free legal counseling and will help her plan strategy. Usually they look into employment practices throughout her particular industry in Boston, then confront management--and, if necessary, bring legal proceedings against the company. Or they may call for public hearings and pressure government agencies to enforce anti-discrimination laws and affirmative action requirements...
...prodding of 9to5, the Treasury investigated New England Merchants National Bank, and found the bank not in compliance. While the Treasury cooled its heels, 9to5 picketed the bank and sent staff member Janet Selcer to Washington to testify before the Senate Banking Committee in hearings on affirmative action in August, 1976. In the end, the committee agreed with Sen. William Proxmire (D.-Wisc.): "The Treasury program is about as effective as a butterfly's hiccup in a typhoon...