Happy 18th birthday eBay! 18 things you probably don't know about eBayMetroThe founder of eBay Pierre Omidyar has been tweeting about how he founded the site back in 1995. He said: '18 years ago this weekend I was not sleeping much and writing a lot of code for a new website. Now that it's turned…
Royal Mail strikes to delay Christmas post?Aol MoneyThe CWU has rejected a 8.6% pay increase broken down over the next three years, plus an offer of bonuses and 10% of total shares once Royal Mail is sold. "We are dealing with a company that is preparing for privatisation with relish," says Dave Ward, … More: continued…
Catherine Wright: Stamps of approvalDurham NewsThe Scrap Exchange's international mail art show “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” is on exhibit through Sept. 14 in the center's Green Gallery. The gallery is open during regular store hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday … More: continued here
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Perryville post office changes policy changes for outgoing mailPerry County Republic MonitorPerry County residents and business owners should take note of a new policy put in place at the Perryville post office that affects the time outgoing mail is collected for transport to the processing center in Cape Girardeau. The time change for daily ……
FedEx has reportedly won a $171 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense. More: continued here
Police: WB woman lied to get food stampsCitizens VoiceInvestigators say a Wilkes-Barre woman lied about her income to fraudulently receive more than $20,000 in benefits. Megan F. Hallock, 35, of 70 Essex Lane, is charged with a felony count of fraudulently obtaining food stamps or assistance. According to … More: continued here
Royal Mail workers may strike over post-privatisation payReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Britain's postal workers may strike next month if the government does not provide guarantees on pay and pensions before privatising the near 500-year-old Royal Mail, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Monday. More: continued here
Eastern Ky. post office destroyed by fireWHAS 11.com (subscription)… Operations Manager Bryiant Clevenger says it's a loss to the community. Post office box mail will have to be picked up at the Phelps Post Office, but other services are available at a Village Post Office that opened in Stopover on Thursday … More: continued here
British workers of Royal Mail to vote for strike over pay & conditionsPress TVBritish Royal Mail workers will be balloted for the first time since 2009 to go on a national strike in protest at the government's privatization drive. The vote over future pay and other issues which are concerned with the proposed sell-off of…