Guernsey Press and Star (subscription) Royal Mail privatisation: Postal workers taking to road to protest against plansMirror.co.ukThe posties' union is taking to the road next week to protest against plans to privatise the Royal Mail. The Communication Workers Union is using a bus to stop off at banks UBS, Goldman …

Food stamp cuts can't be done by magicWashington PostCharles Lane [“Abolish food stamps. There's a better way,” op-ed, July 2] attempted to address astonishingly reasonable Republican proposals to cut at least $20 billion in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The expenditures in the …and more » More: continued here

Birmingham Mail Royal baby memorabilia to boost UK economyGlobe and MailThe royal baby is expected any day now but many of the souvenirs have arrived and there is much more to come. From commemorative plates and teapots to T-shirts, mugs, towels, dolls, books, doughnuts, nail polish and even potties, many …

A POSTMAN from the Mandaue City learned how to properly deal with the public the hard way. The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas suspended Antonio Bulawit, a mailman of the Mandaue City Central Post Office, for one month without pay for simple misconduct. More: continued here

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Royal Mail union rejects 8.6% pay deal 'laden with conditions'CIPD (blog)The Communication Workers' Union (CWU), which represents more than 100,000 Royal Mail workers, has rejected an 8.6 per cent pay offer describing the deal as “misleading and unacceptable”. The three year pay deal comes as Royal Mail moves towards … More: …

Missourians have much at stake as Congress eyes food stamp cutsSpringfield News-LeaderAlmost one in six Missouri residents received food stamps in May, according to the most recent data from the state Department of Social Services. And Missouri's participation in the federal food stamp program has been consistently above the national …

The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia recently opened a new temporary exhibit on Chesterfield County Post Offices prior to 1925. More: continued here

A PUBLIC meeting is being held on Saturday into plans for the future of Copeland’s only Crown post office. More: continued here

Daily Mail Pensioner sells 42 of her gallstones removed during surgery on EBAY forcing …Daily MailA pensioner has sold 42 of her gallstones on eBay for 99p but the online auction site says the sale should never have taken place. Anita Crawley, 66, from Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, was allowed …