Hipennine
My experience mirrors yours somewhat. I ended up thinking Solicitor only when Professional Indemnity insurance was a necessity and banned them except in extremis otherwise. The thinking instead was, 'we can't afford one'. Never had a problem personally.
The excerpts on this thread make everything very clear in my view:
1. Union need to have accounting records available as defined.
2. Members can look at available records.
3. Union have admitted they are in default of 1. above.
4. Proceed directly to Certification Officer, Auditors etc. due to 3. above.
It is that simple.
Last edited by mrpony; 2nd Mar 2011 at 09:43.