What is the legal basis for Local Sections?
CWEA Local Sections are authorized by the CWEA Constitution. They can be formed on the basis of a Board vote of approval, providing that they meet the basic criteria of 20 CWEA members, and submit a Constitution and Bylaws that is consistent with CWEA s Constitution. CWEA Local Sections are not independent which means they are not separately incorporated, and do not have separate tax identification numbers from the IRS. Instead, they are Integrated Chapters , meaning they share CWEA s tax identification number. The CWEA Board of Directors absorbs the liability for activities of the Local Sections.
