LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s postal workers will stage a third wave of strikes in November, the Royal Mail said on Friday, in an escalating dispute over pay, jobs and modernisation. Thousands of postal workers will take part in one-day strikes on Nov. 6 and Nov. 9, the state-owned …
Read More »Hub Making Impact: FedEx Freight Shipments Climb (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
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Read More »Bidders battle on eBay for La-Z-Boy – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Read More »Royal Mail privatisation threat grows as strikes continue (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Conservatives could privatise the Royal Mail outright if they win the general election and strikes continue, it has been reported. More: continued here
Read More »Fondren post office boxes burglarized (The Clarion-Ledger)
Postal inspectors are investigating a weekend break-in at Jackson’s Fondren Place Post Office that targeted a number of private boxes. More: continued here
Read More »Threat Forces Post Office Evacuation – KCRA.com
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Read More »Costco (COST) to Roll Out Food Stamps Nationwide; Unemployment Falls at State … – Benzinga
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Read More »Wyandanch post office robbed at gunpoint (Newsday)
The Wyandanch Post Office was robbed at gunpoint early Friday morning, Suffolk police said. More: continued here
Read More »eBay phishing scam scariest email blunder of the year (PC Advisor)
Jack straw’s hacked email account and hotmail password leak also in list The eBay email fraud campaign, which took place in May this year, and aimed to get users of the online auction site to disclose their bank details has been named this year’s scariest email blunder by Proofpoint. More: …
Read More »(AFX UK Focus) 2009-10-30 22:44 FedEx says IRS drops Ground contractors from 2002 tax audit (Interactive Investor)
SEATTLE, Oct 30 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp said in a regulatory filing on Friday that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service had revised a employment tax audit notice against it for 2002 to drop assessment tied to FedEx Ground independent contractors, including those providing home delivery service. In an e-mailed statement, …
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