Postal cuts hurt rural outposts the mostTucson CitizenThe Postal Service, reeling from its failure Wednesday to make a $5.5 billion payment toward employee benefits, continues to move ahead with plans to cut hours at more than 13000 rural post offices. The proposed reductions are poised to strike the … More: continued here
PolicyMic Post Office Default the Result of a Bad MarriagePolicyMicYou might not want to try this at home especially with your mortgage or student loan payment, but the United States Postal Service has defaulted on a $5.5 billion payment today and plans to default on a $5.6 billion payment on September 1. Despite what ……
USA TODAY Food stamps stalling ag billFort Wayne Journal GazetteRon Johnson, D-Wis., to separate food stamps– officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – from the farm bill was voted down by the Democratic Senate in June. The five-year renewal of commodity and nutrition programs is stalled …The 'Farm' Bill Is No Such ThingWall…
Telegraph.co.uk Union 'hampered racism investigation at sorting office'Telegraph.co.ukIt quoted extensively from a report compiled by independent consultants, brought in by Royal Mail to carry out investigate the racist incidents, which suggested that witnesses had been “primed” by union representatives before being interviewed about …Royal Mail tribunal payout over racism at Blackburn depotBBC NewsRacism at East…
About 30 volunteers showed up Saturday to paint the American Canyon post office on Crawford Way. With the new library branch renovation nearing completion local residents felt the small post office looked even worse by comparison. More: continued here
Daily Mail Cyclist gets 'wasted at St Paul's' after winning gold in the men's individual …Daily MailRoyal Mail has commemorated the Lancashire-based cyclist's win by producing a stamp in his honour, and painting a post box in Chorley town centre gold. The Wiggo stamp shows him in his Team GB kit and bears the words…
Daily Mail Cyclist won gold in the men's individual time trial, 10 days after winning the …Daily MailRoyal Mail chief executive Moya Greene said: 'We are printing millions of stamps to enable customers to celebrate these sporting successes and I'm sure they will be treasured as unique souvenirs of Team GB's victories for years to…
ROYAL MAIL ISSUE OLYMPICS STAMP TO CELEBRATE TEAM GB GOLDExpress.co.ukIN honour of Britain's first gold medal of the London 2012 games the Royal Mail is releasing a commemorative stamp depicting rowing's golden girls Heather Stanning and Helen Glover. The pair, who soared to victory today in the Women's Pairs rowing … More: continued here
Farmer's Market now accepting food stampsPittsburgh Post GazetteSlow Food Pittsburgh's Saturday Farmers@Firehouse market in the Strip District is accepting food stamps — that is, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, using a new wireless card reader to do the electronic benefits transfer …and more » More: continued here
Arbitrator: Postal Service covered up misconduct by Redondo Beach supervisorDaily BreezeThe U.S. Postal Service covered up years of serious misconduct by a supervisor at the Redondo Beach post office and ignored complaints made by employees there, an independent labor arbitrator has ruled. The supervisor was accused of sexually … More: continued here