Can union officials spend all funds available from union bank accounts without having a vote by the union body?

Can union officials spend all funds available from union bank accounts without having a vote by the union body?

If a unions bi-laws are not written specific to how union funds are spent by the executive board, can the president and executive board of a union spend all the funds how the deem worthy in the union bank accounts without having a vote by the body?

Asked on March 10, 2012 under Employment Labor Law

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