Our society and our laws place great importance on the right of an individual to earn his or her livelihood. Describe the law and the attitude of the courts with respect to the relationship of a union with its members.

Union-member relationship:
- contractual nature of relationship
- prima facie ability of union to expel members for failure to abide by the contract
- duty of union to act fairly and without discrimination towards members or potential members particularly in light of onerous closed shop and union shop requirements
- duty to allow a member to be heard and defend his position to the membership before expulsion
- ability of the court to examine decisions of union memberships regarding expulsion of members
- individual member's lack of bargaining power to affect the rules of union membership to which he must submit