NEB is empowered to charter new chapters, and Article XIII of the CLUW constitution governs the conditions under which they may be established. Currently, there are about 75 CLUW chapters in the U.S. and Canada, with members in about 60 international American and Canadian unions. Relationship with AFL-CIO CLUW is one of six constituent groups of the AFL-CIO. The mutualism between the two organizations was never let known to the public by the CLUW News or the CLUW constitution. CLUW relies on the AFL-CIO for funding. Members from both groups characterize the support as mutual. CLUW helps the AFL-CIO by associating women with labor movements and the AFL-CIO provides money for CLUW. CLUW members believe that even though they are a support group of the AFL-CIO, it did not mean they agree on everything the AFL-CIO believes in and likewise, have their own independence. According to a respondent, "We call us a "support group" because mostly and fundamentally we support each other. However, we are not the AFL-CIO. We are the women's movement within the AFL-CIO. And I think we are... considered to be more progressive in certain areas of the labor movement and in regard to women's issues and children and family. So we are looked at with respect, and hope and admiration from ... the members of the AFL-CIO." Bridging Organization CLUW strived to build coalitions between women's issues toward the labor agenda. Coalitions and alliances were generated among the women's and labor movements. The unions were altered from within and demonstrated "unobtrusive mobilization," a method that accomplished feminist goals. CLUW's advancement on issues like childcare, pay equity, and sexual harassment helped develop a feminist labor agenda. For example, when day care workers went on strike in 1989 in West Berlin, the strike consisted of day care workers. The strike was assumed to be a labor affair rather than a women's concern. Therefore, leaders in the women's movement did not perceive that it was their responsibility. The day care worker's strike was an issue for women, but the day care workers gave women the opportunity to work and earn some sort of income even though the wages were still low. Miscommunication between the labor and women's movement was a factor that played a role in the strike's failure. Had there been a bridging organization like CLUW, then improved developments could have resulted. Bridging organizations establish the blueprint for