Last month United States Postal Service Postmaster Patrick Donahoe warned that the Postal Service was on the brink of default. He proposed cutting Saturday delivery service as a way to save $2 billion annually. But in a setback to the agency’s cost-saving efforts, Congress has passed legislation requiring a six-day …

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Thousands of postal workers will walk out on Easter Saturday in a dispute over closures, jobs and pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said today that 4,000 of its members at 373 post offices run directly by Post Office Ltd, known as crown offices , will strike for 24 hours. …

Wednesday afternoon, the RushShelby Energy office in Manilla officially became home to the 35th Village Post Office (VPO) in the United States. Following a few brief remarks by Dave Sheets of RushShelby and the U.S. Postal Service’s Manager of Post Office Operations Carmen Jennings, a ribbon cutting was held. More: …

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Press: GAO Says Post Office Can't Cut…AdweekIf the financially strapped U.S. Postal Service wants to cut delivery down to weekdays, it's going to have to convince Congress to pass a law. That's according to the legal opinion from the Government Accountability Office. After the USPS lost nearly … More: continued …

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Wall Street Journal (blog) Bill Gross's Stamp ActWall Street Journal (blog)But Gross is also an avid stamp collector, a hobby that he doesn't like to talk about nearly as much as his uber-popular Pimco Total Return ETF. On April 9, Gross and his wife, Sue, will sell pieces from their …

GOP lawmaker: No more food stamps to buy junk foodThe Hill (blog)A GOP amendment to the Senate Democratic budget would prohibit using food stamps to buy junk food. There are now more than 400 amendments to the Senate's budget plan and No. 421 by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) would only …