Communication Workers Union attacks 'act of desperation' by chief executive Moya Greene in run-up to results of strike ballot Royal Mail is offering a £300 bonus to any of its 150,000 staff who cross the picket line in any forthcoming nationwide postal strikes. Moya Greene, Royal Mail's chief executive, wrote …

Union and management say new agreement will include an improved pay offer and separate pensions agreement A strike planned by Royal Mail workers in the aftermath of the company's recent privatisation has been called off after unions and management said talks were progressing. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) had given …

Editorial: Lawmakers should lift Missouri's lifetime ban on food stamps for …STLtoday.comMissouri's continuation of the lifetime ban on food stamps for people with records of drug felonies is a meat-ax approach to a problem that would be better solved with a scalpel. A provision that authorizes the ban was part …

In pictures: Buckingham Palace celebrated in new Royal Mail stampsTelegraph.co.ukThe Queen's face adorns every stamp issued in the United Kingdom, and now you can see inside and outside her main home when you send a letter as well. The Royal Mail has released a 10-stamp set of images celebrating the …

Bates didn't deny speaking favorably of opportunities to develop the post office site, but underscored that his priority is keeping the building in public hands, saying, "I want to see (the post office) in public ownership and am just pointing out the realities." More: continued here

Berkeley: Mayor clarifies position on post office saleInside Bay AreaBERKELEY — Social media was buzzing last week with questions and conjectures on whether the Mayor Tom Bates' allegiance to saving the downtown Berkeley Post Office was waning, after the mayor's April 8 address to the Downtown Berkeley Association.and more » More: …

Tom of Finland stamps launched to commemorate 'proud homoeroticism' of gay …PinkNews.co.ukA range of Tom of Finland stamps is set to launch in Finland to commemorate the “proud homoeroticism” of the influential gay artist. Itella, the Finnish postal service has announced that it is to launch the line of stamps …

The post office won't wait for eleventh-hour tax return filers until midnight this year, as El Paso area post offices will close at their regular hours today. More: continued here

US students battle hunger because of food stamps backlogThe Voice of RussiaThe recent change in the system used to apply for food stamps is seen as one of the reasons for the lag time. The food stamps request has transitioned from being an independent procedure to being combined with Medicaid, …

Boulder, Longmont post offices to offer extended hours Tuesday as tax deadline …The Daily CameraThe U.S. Postal Service will offer extended hours Tuesday at two Boulder County post offices for the postmarking of tax returns. The Boulder Valmont Station, at 2995 55th St., will accept tax returns for postmarking up …