Postal service proposes three-cent rate hike for stampsUSA TODAYFirst-class postage stamps could rise to 49 cents starting in 2014 under Wednesday proposal by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service. The increase would raise about $2 billion in additional revenue a year. Under the plan, first-class mail postage would … More: continued …

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Mailing a letter will cost three cents more, or 49 cents, starting in January, according to a proposal from the U.S. Postal Service Wednesday. The price of sending a postcard would also go up by a cent … More: continued here

The Guardian Post Office workers to strike in 12th walkout since EasterThe GuardianPost Office workers have vowed to walk out next week in their 12th strike since Easter, in a bitter dispute over pay and plans to franchise 70 branches. Around 4,000 staff working in 372 Crown offices – the …

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Postal Service pays futurist to study stamps' fateNBCNews.comThe Postal Service will pay Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve, which describes itself as a futurist marketing consultancy, $565,769 to provide "analysis and recommendation on the future of stamps," according to documents acquired by Federal Times, which … More: continued here

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The postal workers' union has threatened to continue strike action into the Christmas period unless they can reach a "fair" settlement with Post Office management. More: continued here

Staff at the UK's 372 Crown post offices are to take part in a further strike on Monday in a long-running dispute about closures, jobs and pay. More: continued here