Britain's newly privatised Royal Mail postal service said talks over pay and working conditions with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) had been extended by a week. Last month Royal Mail staff called off a planned strike after both parties committed to finalising an agreement by November 13, which would include an improved pay offer and…
There will be 20 'Harry Potter' stamps available for consumers. More: continued here
RumorFix 'RHOA's Porsha Stewart Caught Using Food Stamps At A Local Grocer?News OneWas “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star Porsha Stewart (pictured) spied by a shopper using a government-issued EBT card at a Kroger food chain? Porsha was allegedly eye-balled swiping the Food Stamps card that is typically utilized by welfare …Real Housewives of Atlanta's Porsha…
TameBay Royal Mail and CWU extend deadline for pay agreementReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Britain's newly privatised Royal Mail postal service said talks over pay and working conditions with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) had been extended by a week. Last month Royal Mail staff called off a planned strike after …Royal Mail and CWU extend…
Is eBay the Wal-Mart of Online Retail?DailyFinanceeBay is now in a very similar position. The auction site works on the fringes of the online retail world; it doesn't try to compete head on with Amazon.com. Instead, eBay goes after markets Amazon.com ignores or pays less attention to: small business …and more » More: continued here
Do Food Stamps Make Poor People Fat?Huffington Post"In fact, a growing body of research suggests a protective effect of SNAP participation on obesity risk," the Food Research and Action Center, a liberal advocacy group opposed to cutting food stamps, found in a report, most recently updated in January … More: continued here
Fat Cats and Food StampsTIME (blog)As a bipartisan conference committee meets this week in an effort to hammer out differences over the Farm Bill, we're sure to be reminded of the roughly 47 million Americans who use SNAP, the program formerly known as “food stamps.” But while SNAP … More: continued here
Slate Magazine Amazon Won't Save the Post OfficeSlate MagazineOn the other hand, liberals who imagine that the post office is just a tweak or two away from salvation are missing the point. The Postal Service is failing despite being good at what it does, because its underlying financial model and mission are …Amazon Teams Up…
TameBay Royal Mail to give free email/text delivery notificationsTameBayThe notifications for Special Delivery are new, and will become a standard, free-of-charge feature of Royal Mail's Special Delivery Guaranteed service for contract business customers in time for Christmas. Royal Mail's Tracked services already have … More: continued here
Christian Science Monitor Harry Potter stamps unveiled exclusively on KLG and HodaToday.com (blog)The United States Postal Service gave Kathie Lee and Hoda an exclusive look at five stamps in a brand-new limited-edition Harry Potter collection on Wednesday. The stamps are part of a 20-stamp Harry Potter collection, and each one is a 46-cent forever …'Harry Potter'…