OTTAWA, Aug. 27, 2014 /CNW/ – Canada Post's latest profits prove what postal workers have been saying all along: alternatives to cutting postal service should not be dismissed. "When our post office has been profitable for most of the last two decades, the types of cuts that Canada Post and …

FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., said today that a decision by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed previous rulings by the District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in three class-action cases involving mostly former independent contractors for …

"The Post Office portion used by the public will be retained as is, under the Moynihan model. The interior portions (forever off limits to the public) will become the Amtrak main hall. For all but Postal groupies, this should enable… More: continued here

Postal Inspectors: That E-mail's Not From The Post OfficeWFMY News 2U.S. Postal Inspector Tammy Mayle said, "Postal customers were receiving an email that says they had a package ready for pick up at the postal office." The email looked official. It had the U.S. Postal Service logo and contained a …

Online food stamp fraud growing, GAO reportsWashington ExaminerFood stamp fraud is so widespread that Government Accounting Office investigators found dozens of examples merely by searching online e-commerce sites like Craigslist. One online posting in Raleigh, N.C., offered 10 days of cooking and cleaning … More: continued here

CullmanSense Hanceville city hall, post office evacuated due to bomb threatMyFoxALHanceville's city hall and post office have been evacuated due to a bomb threat on Wednesday morning. The threat was called in to the city clerk, according to Hancville mayor Kenneth Nail. The caller asked if the mayor was still …

Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in Portland, Oregon, reversed a lower court's ruling and would allow the drivers working for FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, to move forward with their lawsuits in federal court. FedEx said on Wednesday that it will challenge the decision. More: continued here

Gun-wielding group pistol-whips, robs teen of his food stamps card: NYPDNew York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TVTHE BRONX (PIX11) – A 14-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint then pistol-whipped by a group of peers who stole his food stamp card, police said Wednesday. It happened about 12:20 a.m. Aug. 10 in front …

Wetzel Chronicle Proctor Post Office Remains OpenWetzel ChronicleProctor Post Office will not be shutting its doors nor be letting go of any of its employees, according to Post Office General Manager James L. Goodwill of the United States Post Service. This decision appears to be at least partly thanks to …

Opinions differ on reduced hours at rural post offices in KentuckyGreenfield Daily ReporterBRYANTSVILLE, Kentucky — Debbie Winchester has made a habit out of visiting the rural post office in Bryantsville nearly every morning on her way to work in Nicholasville. But her routine will have to change on Oct. 1, …