My Union President likes to call closed meeting several times during our annual open Union meetings. The problem is that he doesn't use procedure and just says they need members to leave so they can have a closed meeting... No motion or second by any of the board. The meeting usually take place because the President and board don't know what they're doing and I assume they're trying no to embarrass themselves.
This last incident for a closed meeting occurred when we had an employee left our company for 12 days but returned because the other job did not became what it was supposed to. He was never taken out of our company system, like he never left, and union dues were still being taken out of pay checks. The company is okay with giving him his seven years of seniority back but a the union, Officers, will not.
The President ordered a closed meeting and kicked out all members from the meeting. Three minutes later the meeting opened up again and the employee was told the that the board voted and will not allow him to have his seniority back.
Question 1: are there any updates on Par Law and its stance of closed meetings or the abuse of them.
Question 2: who has the right to vote on said issue? Does the Executive board have control of the voting and how they choose to vote (by union or executive) or is it the right of the Union member to be able to vote on issues like this?
I have read and researched about these issues and found that there is nothing specific about this type of voting privileges; who gets to vote on what and who decides that. I also found that Par Law doesn't really care for closed meetings but I'm unsure if things have changed since 2007, the latest version I had access too.
Thanks for reading.
