MANILA, Feb 6 — FedEx began winding down its Asian hub in the Philippines and shedding 800 staff today as the US courier giant started full operation of a new regional facility in China, an official said. Arman Areza, administrator of the Subic Bay economic and tourism zone where FedEx …

The Royal Mail is to hold a two-day summit with union leaders next month to discuss modernising the business in a move expected to lead to job cuts, it was revealed today. More: continued here

Labour faces clash with unions over Royal MailTimes Online, UK –12 minutes agoLabour will reach “breaking point” with the unions if the Government presses ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail, the party was warned … More: continued here

Food Stamps Being Cut from StimulusWeekly Alibi, NM –3 hours agoAccording to an internal memo, it looks life food stamps are being eliminated from the stimulus package. That goes against what many economists and studies …Food Stamps Being Cut from StimulusWeekly Alibiall 6 news articles More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Integrating Moneybookers Payment ServiceAuctionbytes –2 hours agoBy Ina Steiner eBay will integrate the Moneybookers online payment service onto its US website this month. Moneybookers is one of three outside services … More: continued here

The Flint Journal – MLive.com Midland woman wins state competition for painting canvasbacksThe Flint Journal – MLive.com, MI –45 minutes agoThe stamps and prints are available now for $5 each, $20 for the top three and $75 for a sheet of 15. Prints are also available for $145. … More: continued here

Post office to close for goodEvesham Journal, UK –4 hours agoAN Evesham postmistress will close the doors of the post office that has been in her family for generations for good on Monday. Pearl Bennett, of Bengeworth … More: continued here

Battle to save Woolbrook Post OfficeDevon 24, UK –1 hour agoTHE FUTURE of Woolbrook's Post Office is hanging in the balance after its former owner was declared bankrupt. Post Office Ltd has vowed to keep services … More: continued here

Car parts firm to axe 60 workersShields Gazette, UK –8 minutes agoAnd post office union leaders have expressed anger amid fears that Royal Mail was planning to axe 10 per cent of its staff nationwide. … More: continued here

Royal Mail plan to cut costs by 10% expected to hit thousands of jobsBrand Republic, UK –4 hours agoby Daniel Farey-Jones, Brand Republic 06-Feb-09, 11:10 LONDON – Unions claim as much as 16000 job losses are likely at Royal Mail after managers were told … More: continued here