Workers at Britain's newly privatised Royal Mail postal service called off a planned November 4 strike on Wednesday, saying that the union and company had made progress in talks over pay and working conditions. Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said they were now committed to finalising an agreement by November 13, which…
DigitalJournal.com New same-day delivery service released by eBayDigitalJournal.comIn response to Amazon's local delivery service, eBay announced on October 22nd that it will now be offering same-day delivery in 25 markets around the United States, including Chicago, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the San Francisco Peninsula. More: continued here
Changes in food stamps extra hard on some NJ familesNewsworks.orgPhil Gregory brings his knowledge of politics and business to Trenton where he covers the Statehouse and Central Jersey for both WBGO and WHYY. For 10 years, he worked at Bloomberg Radio in New York City where he anchored coverage of several …and more » More: continued here
Washington Post (blog) Cut in food stamps to hit low-income Americans this weekReutersWASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (Reuters) – One of every seven Americans will take a hit on Friday when a $5 billion cut in food stamps, the first across-the-board reduction in the history of the decades-old federal program, takes effect.When Veterans Get Food Stamps…
Food stamps recipients will see benefits slashed by 5 percent starting Nov. 1. And more cuts could be coming. More: continued here
United Parcel Service and FedEx have a long rivalry, but the move among customers toward lower-cost ground transportation could benefit UPS earnings more than its air-focused rival. More: continued here
BBC News Royal Mail unveil Christmas stamps drawn by childrenBBC NewsRoyal Mail have unveiled their 1st and 2nd class stamps for Christmas this year, which have been drawn by kids. The pictures were chosen in a competition with more than 240,000 entries from children aged 4-11. The winners are Molly, aged 7, whose …Royal Mail unveils…
Royal Mail Group Plc said the Communication Workers Union agreed to suspend strike plans following an outline agreement on pay and job security beyond the three years previously offered. More: continued here
Royal Mail selloff is a slippery slopeFT Adviser (blog)If selling off Royal Mail wasn't bad enough, the thought of privatising £45.6bn of student debt is stomach-turning, and if you're anti-nuclear, retail investors being offered a stake in state-owned Urenco uranium enrichment company should come as … More: continued here
eBay Close to Announcing Retirement of BlackthorneEcommerceBytes (blog)Online sellers who use eBay's Blackthorne software will have to find a new tool to list and manage their listings next year. While it hasn't officially announced the retirement of Blackthorne, eBay has begun preparations to help sellers who use the …and more » More: continued here