Union extends Royal Mail strike ballotDerby TelegraphTHE closing date for a ballot on whether Royal Mail staff should strike over plans by the Government to privatise the service has been extended. The ballot of 125,000 postal workers, including those in Derbyshire, was expected to close today. RoyalMail. More: continued …
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Demand for Royal Mail shares is high enough for the government to sell them near the top of its hoped-for price band. More: continued here
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Akron Beacon Journal Rules changing for some able-bodied adults to receive food stampsAkron Beacon JournalKathy Kellam of Akron talks about attending the required assessment meeting at the Department of Job and Family Services in order to continue receiving food stamps Thursday in Akron. Some able-bodied adults without dependents may lose …
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Reading's main post office to moveReading EagleThe mail service, urgently trying to cut costs and close a major budget deficit, had said it does not need as much space as it has in the main post office, and would sell it and move to a smaller facility downtown. That facility …
Read More »Google, eBay set sights on same-day delivery – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Google, eBay set sights on same-day deliveryPittsburgh Post GazetteGoogle Shopping Express will add pressure to companies like eBay Inc. that are growing their own same-day delivery programs in what has become a fierce race between tech giants. Google and eBay are jumping into the hypercompetitive brick-and-mortar … More: continued here
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Penrose — In keeping with the Apple Day theme, "Honoring Our Heroes," the Penrose Post Office has decided to provide postcards to honor heroes. More: continued here
Read More »Your Comments on food stamps: ‘It’s not the responsibility of the federal … – Syracuse.com
Your Comments on food stamps: 'It's not the responsibility of the federal …Syracuse.comFood stamps help Meghan Fry, a single, working mother, put food on the table for herself and her 3-year-old daughter. Theirs is among 40,000 Central New York households enrolled in the federal SNAP program — households that will …
Read More »Man Gets 7 Years For Selling Fake Airbags On Ebay – CBS Local
Man Gets 7 Years For Selling Fake Airbags On EbayCBS LocalCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Union County man accused of selling thousands of counterfeit airbag's has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Igor Borodin sold more than 7,000 airbags on eBay that he obtained from Chinese … …
Read More »Uniiverse: The eBay for Activities Goes Mobile – The Next Web
Uniiverse: The eBay for Activities Goes MobileThe Next WebIt's about meeting people and doing things. Uniiverse sells itself as an eBay for local activities, and with the launch of its iPhone app, it wants to make it even easier to get out there and do all sorts of activities, from …
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