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.
Although I do not believe Adam Smith was the laissez-faire ideologue that many people assume, there are reasons for thinking he sympathized with some of the principles of laissez-faire economics. He was very aware of the physiocrats, for example, having not only read their material but also having visited them.