Post Office

NBC 7 San Diego Congress Thwarts Post Office's Plan to Eliminate Saturday DeliveryYahoo! Finance (blog)David Partenheimer, a spokesman for USPS, has said that five-day delivery is essential for keeping the Postal Service from becoming a burden on taxpayers. If Congress does not allow the post office to adapt to its …

Report: White Oak Man Convicted in Colesville Post Office AssaultPatch.comA White Oak man accused of stabbing another man outside of the Colesville post office was convicted of assault and attempted voluntary manslaughter in Montgomery County court on Thursday, the Gazette reported. Police said that Ray Alfred Young, 67, was … …

Former Arlington Road Post Office Set To Be DemolishedPatch.comThe United States Postal Service closed the two former downtown Bethesda offices at Arlington Road and Wisconsin Avenue and opened a new retail location last year. The move was part of a nationwide effort by USPS to consolidate or close post offices …

Members of the Communication Workers Union will walk out for 24 hours on Easter Saturday More: continued here

The Guardian Post Office counter staff will go on strike on Easter SaturdayThe GuardianWorkers at hundreds of Crown Post Offices are to strike on Easter Saturday in a dispute over closures, jobs and pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union will walk out for 24 hours after backing industrial action …

Thousands of Post Office workers are preparing to strike on Easter Saturday in a dispute of over pay, conditions and job security. Over 4,000 staff, working at 373 Crown offices , are set to walk out after voting 88 percent in favour of strikes on a 73 percent turnout. More: …

THE industrial action is over plans to close or franchise more than 70 Crown Post Offices – as well as over jobs and levels of pay. More: continued here

Developers who bought Reno’s historic downtown post office want to turn the art-deco building into a retail center. / Marilyn Newton/USA Today • Of the 31,300 United States Postal Service branches around the nation, about 8,900 are owned by the government while the rest are leased. More: continued here

POST Office staff are set to go on strike at two branches in north Essex. More: continued here

NEWS that a Poole post office is to be modernised and have its opening hours increased to more than 44 hours a week have been welcomed. More: continued here