East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich: Royal Mail staff in strike threat over sorting office closureEast Anglian Daily TimesA spokeswoman for Royal Mail said that the consultation on the future of the Ipswich sorting office, which started in November last year, was continuing. However the current thinking of the company was that it would start winding…
Royal Mail creating 50 temporary jobs in Shrewsbury for Christmasshropshirestar.com… early January 2014. The peak of the additional temporary work will be in December. Royal Mail's managing director of operations and modernisation Mark Higson said: “Every Christmas, we make a substantial financial commitment in additional resources … More: continued here
Ending food stamps for adults who aren't working but are physically able to will either push the most vulnerable people deeper into poverty or give them an incentive to lift themselves out of it, depending on who you ask. More: continued here
Kansas food stamp recipients without children have three months to find workTopeka Capital JournalEnding food stamps for adults who aren't working but are physically able to will either push the most vulnerable people deeper into poverty or give them an incentive to lift themselves out of it, depending on who you ask. The Kansas Department…
The Guardian Royal Mail stock market flotation to go ahead despite pay disputeThe GuardianThe government is planning to press the button on a stock market listing for the Royal Mail this week despite a dispute over pay and strong public opposition to the sell-off. Ministers are working to finalise details of a potential £3bn flotation…
Mr Charles Huno, an opinion leader in the Ashaiman Municipality has called on the municipal authorities to restore the Ashaiman Main Post in order to facilitate the flow of information and enhance productivity. More: continued here
State officials struggle to reduce need for welfare, food stampsOregonLive.comJennifer Noonan, 23, and her children, Taima Willeto (left), 5, and Wenona Willeto, 3, receive cash assistance for needy families, food stamps and a federal housing voucher. Noonan says she's desperate to get off welfare by getting an education but … More: continued here
The Stamp Stop: A look at ATM innovationATM marketplace.com (press release)The 25 cent flag USPS ATM sheetlet was issued on May 18, 1990, for a six-month test period in Seattle, Wash. But by that point, Equibank of Pittsburgh, Pa., already had 18 months of experience dispensing stamps through its ATMs. Equibank began its … More: continued…
Ministers prepare to launch Royal Mail floatFinancial TimesMinisters are close to giving the go-ahead for a stock market flotation of Royal Mail, which could value the company at up to £3bn in the most ambitious privatisation since John Major sold off the railways in the 1990s. A formal announcement of the … More: continued here
Royal Mail recruiting 400 seasonal staffU.TVThe seasonal positions will support Royal Mail's permanent 124,000 postmen and women who sort and deliver the mail all year round, including Christmas which is the busiest time of the year for the postal service. The recruits will help to sort … More: continued here