ABSTRACT
The problem of union control over the citizen is not a problem of morals. It cannot be solved by giving advice to the union. Nor can it be dismissed with the argument that the union, representing the "common people", will always do the decent thing. Access to union membership is increasingly becoming the prerequisite to a livelihood. By controlling it, the union therefore controls a basic right of the citizen. The second problem is the monopolistic restrictions on union admission which block access to a craft or trade. The main purpose is either to preserve a monopoly of a lucrative trade for the sons of members or to make membership in the union a marketable asset. The development of economic security policies for the worker, such as a predictable employment and income plan or a profit-sharing plan, creates additional problems of union control.
