Mailing a letter will cost three cents more, or 49 cents, starting in January, according to a proposal from the U.S. Postal Service Wednesday. The price of sending a postcard would also go up by a cent … More: continued here
The Guardian Post Office workers to strike in 12th walkout since EasterThe GuardianPost Office workers have vowed to walk out next week in their 12th strike since Easter, in a bitter dispute over pay and plans to franchise 70 branches. Around 4,000 staff working in 372 Crown offices – the large post offices in city…
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Postal Service pays futurist to study stamps' fateNBCNews.comThe Postal Service will pay Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve, which describes itself as a futurist marketing consultancy, $565,769 to provide "analysis and recommendation on the future of stamps," according to documents acquired by Federal Times, which … More: continued here
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The postal workers' union has threatened to continue strike action into the Christmas period unless they can reach a "fair" settlement with Post Office management. More: continued here
Staff at the UK's 372 Crown post offices are to take part in a further strike on Monday in a long-running dispute about closures, jobs and pay. More: continued here
Man injured in 20ft fall at Shrewsbury's Royal Mail sorting officeshropshirestar.comRichard Ewels, a spokesman for West Mercia Police, said: “Police attended the Royal Mail sorting office in Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, shortly after 1am on Sunday following a report of an intruder. “A man believed to be in his 20s subsequently fell … More: continued here
Space.com 'Moon Mail' and Space Stamps Now on Display in World's Largest Postal GallerySpace.comThe first and only envelope to be postmarked on the surface of the moon is now on display as part of the world's largest postage stamp gallery. The Smithsonian opened its new William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at the National Postal Museum…