I have no problem with union dues being used to purchase dinner (reasonably priced) and would even be ok with allowing one drink with dinner, but the examples shown above are incredibly excessive and basically fraudulently stealing from the dues coffers.

I'm no hard-nosed person... if you put in a full day at negotiations or something like that and go to dinner as a team, I have no problem with each person ordering an alcoholic beverage. But when I say "an", I do in fact mean one.... and not one for every person in the restaurant for those trying to find a loophole.