Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service, burdened by falling mail volume and huge congressionally mandated charges for retirement benefits, is losing billions. So now postal officials want to close more than 40 post offices in Alabama to cut costs. More: continued here

Petition calls on Co-op to keep backing post officeBurton MailA PETITION calling on Co-op chiefs not to close Swadlincote Post Office has been signed by 1700 people in just four hours. Supporters backed the campaign after it was set up by Swadlincote Chamber of Trade following Tamworth … More: continued …

Part of both the charm and the usefulness of your village Post Office is, of course, its physical nature. It’s where you take parcels to be sent, it’s where you pay in savings, where you pick up benefit payments of various kinds. More: continued here

Press-Register – al.com (blog) Rural Alabama communities struggle with post office closures (photos, map)Press-Register – al.com (blog)By Jeff Amy, Press-Register View full sizeA number of southwest Alabama post offices are under the gun to close, including the one in Huxford. Resident Olen Parmer, pictured Wednesday, June 29, 2011, believes the …

First class postal service got Karin to destination on timeScotsmanThe retired immunologist had wanted to add her late husband's surname to her passport ID and had even brought the application to Grange Road Post Office on Salisbury Place before sending it – but staff failed to spot that her marriage …

The U.S. Postal Service, burdened by falling mail volume and huge congressionally mandated charges for retirement benefits, is losing billions. So now postal officials want to close more than 40 post offices in Alabama to cut costs. More: continued here

Shanty to Brick: The Story of Northfield's Post OfficePatch.comSince 1855, Northfield has always had a post office. The first building was somewhere called “Fountaine Grove.” The historical record does not indicate where exactly it was except that it was either a mile and a half or a mile and a …

The Guardian An Post manager 'bet millions'Irish IndependentA senior post office manager, who went missing last week as a massive suspected fraud was discovered at his branch, had gambled several million euro in recent years. The family of Tony O'Reilly (36) have admitted he has a …Post Office worker placed …

Milmine, IL- The decision to shut down Milmine’s post office could be made in two weeks. The former post master there, Mary Mann, says they’ve had an office since 1862, and it’s always been an important More: continued here

Canada Free Press Turning back the clock on labourVancouver SunLocked-out Canadian Union of Postal Workers members dance during a protest outside Canada Post's main post office in Vancouver on June 17. Many people are cheering the new look of Canada's labour landscape …Postal workers try to upend measure that ended …