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2. Considerations Before Moving Ahead
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Is the area large enough
to provide a membership base from all the constituencies? labor, management,
neutral, academic?
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Is the area located near
an existing LERA chapter? If so:
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Is the area large enough
to support two existing chapters without depleting the membership base of one or
the other?
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Is the distance/commute
between the two chapters at least one hour in time and of significant distance?
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If the answers to a and
b are yes, the national office asks that you seek to work with the existing
chapter to first
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See if the existing
chapter would mentor or sponsor a new group by planning one or more meetings in
the new location. This would give the opportunity to try out the new location.
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See if joint memberships
would work for the two groups.
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Work to schedule
meetings that complement rather than compete with each other (evening vs.
daytime; different times of the month). It is desirable to allow access and
choice for the greatest number of people.
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