A planned strike by Royal Mail workers will not go ahead after progress was made in talks over issues including pay and pensions. More: continued here

Daily Mail eBay Enlists Fashion Designers To Put Their Spin On Wearable TechPSFKeBay has decided to make wearable tech more fashionable by teaming up with the Council of Fashion Designers of America to create a bracelet that will charge your iPhone 4/4S and transfer data from one device to another. …

Daily Mail Fashion designers team up with eBay to make USB connector braceletsDaily MailFive American designers, including Mara Hoffman and Rachel Zoe, have teamed up with eBay and the CFDA to created limited edition wearable tech bracelets that double as USB chargers. Michael Bastian, Shipley & Halmos and Milly have …

Post Office strike to hit on same day Royal Mail workers walk out over …Mirror.co.ukThe Communication Workers Union said its members at 372 Crown offices will take their 13th round of action on Monday November 4, in co-ordination with a strike by more than 100,000 postal workers over issues linked …

Food stamp program cuts begin Nov. 1Bakersfield NowFood stamp program cuts begin Nov. 1 »Play Video KBAK/KBFX file photo. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) – Thousands of families in Kern County who receive food stamps under the Cal Fresh program will see a 5 percent cut starting Nov. 1. And further …and more » …

The Guardian Royal Mail workers call off November 4 strikeReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Workers at Britain's newly privatised Royal Mail postal service called off a planned November 4 strike on Wednesday, saying that the union and company had made progress in talks over pay and working conditions. Royal Mail and …

Eagle Ford: Hobson Post Office closesWilson County NewsThe Hobson Post Office, located at 6692 N. U.S. 181, closed for business Oct. 18. The U.S. Postal Service was unable to hire a qualified person to operate the facility, leaving no alternative but to declare an emergency suspension of the office. More: …

A Royal Mail workers' strike planned for Monday is called off after progress is made in talks over pay and pensions. More: continued here

A shorter holiday shopping period and a consumer shift towards e-commerce may be the drivers behind U.S.-based courier delivery companies’ predictions for increased shipment volumes during this year’s peak season. More: continued here

Royal Mail workers have called off Monday’s postal strike – but only after the newly privatised company agreed to make hefty concessions to the unions on pay, pensions and employment protections. More: continued here