CWU chief Dave Ward says deal, including no outsourcing or zero-hours contracts, bucks privatisation trends Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a long-term deal on post-privatisation terms and conditions hammered out between their union and the company. More than nine in 10 workers who voted in the CWU union's ballot supported the…
EcommerceBytes Your Post Office Now Wants to Be Your BankNational JournalThe post office isn't known as the most efficient or reliable business in America. It can't run its operations at a profit, it's got serious financial troubles, and just try mailing a package on a Saturday without waiting in line for 30 minutes. Now …EDITORIAL:…
Vallejo post office relocation, no-camping ordinance return for considerationVallejo Times-HeraldResponding to concerns, modified proposals to relocate the city's downtown post office and institute a citywide no camping ordinance will be back Tuesday night before the Vallejo City Council. The proposed unlawful camping and personal property …and more » More: continued here
EcommerceBytes (blog) Will eBay Founder Omidyar's First Look Media Make Waves?EcommerceBytes (blog)eBay Founder Pierre Omidyar is starting a news outlet called First Look Media. In the site's animated video, he describes it as "a new kind of marriage between a technology company and a new kind of newsroom," and that one of its goals will…
NY1 New Yorkers Brace for Food Stamp Cuts Because of Farm BillNY1A significant number of New Yorkers will feel the effects of food stamp cuts later this year when the new farm bill goes into effect. The newly signed bill ushers in $8 billion in cuts to food stamps. Arlene Borenstein filed the following report…
Post office set to raise fees againSouth China Morning PostThe move was estimated to bring in an extra HK$340 million a year, but would not be sufficient to return Hongkong Post to the black in the longer term, the post office said. "To secure longer-term financial sustainability, we will continue our strategy … More: continued…
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Is Wal-Mart too Dependent on Food Stamps?DailyFinanceAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Americans spend 18% of all food stamp dollars at Wal-Mart Stores , which is about $14 billion. With the recent cuts to theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, no wonder Wal-Mart is steering its …Food-stamp fraud down, despite stories of abuseTbo.comall 3 news…
FedEx headquarters and print services is based out of Dallas, but soon they will be moving their corporate headquarters. City officials have confirmed the headquarters will be moving their services to Plano, which will consolidate up to 1224 workers. The … More: continued here
Feds: CT post office official admits 'multifaceted' $1 million-plus schemeShelton HeraldA U.S. Postal Service facilities director in Connecticut has admitted he took bribes, committed fraud and falsified tax returns in a scheme that involved inflating construction costs and setting up a company to receive contracts. Federal officials said …Cheshire Man Guilty of Stealing $1M from…