STRIKE action by postal workers across the borough is “likely” if Royal Mail is privatised, a union leader has warned. More: continued here

Post Office allegedly awards $1.3B in non-competitive contractsWashington TechnologyAccording to a recently published inspector general's audit, over the past few years, the U.S. Postal Service has purchased $1.3 billion worth of services non-competitively, according to Federal Times. The postal service allegedly spent $210 million … More: continued here

eBay Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire Braintree, the innovative global payment platform powering the next generation of leading online and mobile-fi More: continued here

New York Times (blog) William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at National Postal MuseumNew York Times (blog)WASHINGTON — It could easily be a glorious Pharaonic tomb, stocked with all the sustenance a philatelist might require for the afterlife. The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, which opened on Sunday here at the …

Bury Times Royal Mail strike 'likely' next monthBury TimesSTRIKE action by postal workers across the borough is “likely” if Royal Mail is privatised, a union leader has warned. Mick Hargreaves, responsible for the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in Bury, has reacted with anger to plans to sell off the …Union …

IBTimes.co.uk Royal Mail Privatisation: Labour Looks to Derail Government's Plans with DebateIBTimes.co.ukThe Labour party will attempt to halt the privatisation of the Royal Mail by calling for a parliamentary debate on the issue. Britain's opposition party's postal spokesman told Reuters that the last-minute move was in order to echo public …

IBTimes.co.uk UK's Royal Mail faces privatisationWorld Socialist Web SiteThe Conservative-Liberal Democrat government in Britain announced this month that it is pressing ahead with the privatisation of Royal Mail. Business Secretary Vince Cable said the government would be disposing of a majority of its shares in an Initial …Royal Mail Privatisation: Labour …

The Canada Post office on Queen Street is hosting a party. More: continued here

BERLIN (AP) Online retail giant eBay believes offering each shopper a unique store tailored to their personal tastes and interests is the future of the $10 trillion global commerce market. But even as eBay asks… More: continued here

SunHerald.com Gulfport post offices prepare to defend stamp sales titleSunHerald.com"The stamps are sold all year, but because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, there's a bigger emphasis in October, and here in the Postal Service, we have a friendly competition among post offices around the nation." Since the stamps were … …