Union Membership Up
According to analysis by the BLS, union membership as part of the overall workforce in the United States grew last year for the first time in a quarter-century.
A New Trend?
Lovelorn staff at Japanese marketing company, Hime & Company, can take paid time off after a bad break-up for heartache leave. The staff also gets two mornings off twice during the year as "sales shopping leave," so they can race to stores to hunt for bargains.
![Attendees of Frostbike made their way through the convention Saturday at the Quality Bike Products campus in Minneapolis. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Frostbike 2016 was held at the Quality Bike Products Campus on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 in Bloomington, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NH2BSHB74ND2V6GF2G2HI5X4MM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
