There are so many reasons unions are important. Many of the rights we enjoy at work have been won because of union campaigns. To mark #heartunions week, here are just nine reasons: 1. Unity is Strength â unions provide workers with a powerful, collective voice to communicate to management their dissatisfaction and frustration.
Nothing but the most exemplary morals can give dignity to a man of small fortune. Adam Smith (16 June 1723 â 17 July 1790) was a Scottish-born economist and philosopher, widely considered the father of modern economics.
I.1. 1  ADAM SMITH was born at Kirkcaldy, in the county of Fife, Scotland, on the 5th of June 1723. He was the son of Adam Smith, Writer to the Signet, Judge Advocate for Scotland and Comptroller of the Customs in the Kirkcaldy district, by Margaret, daughter of John Douglas of Strathendry, a considerable landed proprietor in the same county.