Of course it would be a problem. We don't have that on this side of the pond. Unions are meant to be democratic institutions - members can table motions and oth

Of course it would be a problem. We don't have that on this side of the pond. Unions are meant to be democratic institutions - members can table motions and other members can vote. If members of a union vote to keep such a barrier for new employees, it's not the concept of unions that's broken. It's the members. Unions aren't some kind of demon you summon from the dark side.