Post Office

Staff at the UK's 372 Crown post offices are to take part in a further strike on Monday in a long-running dispute about closures, jobs and pay. More: continued here

Workers in hundreds of Crown post offices are to stage a fresh strike in a long-running row over jobs, pay and closures. More: continued here

A union is threatening industrial action at post offices into the Christmas season unless a row over jobs, pay and closures is resolved. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which is locked in a separate … More: continued here

Workers in hundreds of Crown Post Offices are set to stage their 12th round of industrial action since Easter. More: continued here

Post Office Mail Boxes Damaged Overnight in RyePatch.comThe United State Postmaster in Rye reported that two USPS mailboxes were damaged overnight on Sept. 17 around 8 a.m.. The mail collection box located at 100 Purchase St. showed what appears to be damage done by a vehicle, said Rye Police Lt. More: continued here

Man pleads guilty to role in post office robberyOpelousas Daily WorldUnited States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley has announced that Willie Jamal Reynolds, 33, of Opelousas, pleaded guilty to taking part in a 2011 robbery at the U.S. Post Office in Lawtell in which a driver was attacked. According to evidence presented …and more » More: continued…

By Joanne Barron, Sewickley Herald It can get noisy at the Sewickley post office. Amid sounds of workers stamping envelopes and boxes, patrons might hear peeping, buzzing or cheeping coming … More: continued here

On Monday, when I’m unhurriedly readjusting to the routine for the week, I add the post office to my to-do list wearily, but also, optimistically. More: continued here

ZHU: Peace at the post officeYale Daily News (blog)There's something about Monday mornings: so peaceful, so crisp. There's the lazy allowance of a few extra, savory moments lying in bed, surrounded by the silence of Old Campus. It's peaceful — except where the post office is concerned. Students line … More: continued here

Post Office brought to customers near SC coastAiken StandardYEMASSEE (AP) — Since people in a small South Carolina town couldn't get to the post office, the Postal Service brought the post office to them. The Beaufort Gazette reports a mobile post office like those used after disasters such as Hurricane … More: continued here