Food stamps cut: The House passed a bill Thursday that would make around $4 billion in cuts annually to the almost $80 billion-a-year food stamp program and allow states to put in place broad new work requirements for recipients. More: continued here
The threat of a national strike by postal workers over the Government's controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail has come a step closer with formal notice of an industrial action ballot. More: continued here
LONDON (Reuters) – Workers at Britain's Royal Mail postal service will begin voting next week on whether to strike, the Communication Workers Union said on Friday – just a week after the government formally launched the firm's privatisation. Union leaders seeking guarantees on pay and conditions are opposed to the government's plans to sell off…
News 12 Connecticut Stamford Atlantic Street Post Office Closes FridayPatch.comStamford's historic 421 Atlantic Street Post Office is closing, for good, at the end of the business day Friday, September 20, as the Post Office moves forwards with the sale of the building, the government organization announced Wednesday. The Post…Post office on Atlantic Street in Stamford…
Scotland on Sunday Labour urged to back Royal Mail renationalisationScotland on SundayTHE SNP Government today called on Labour to match its pledge to re-nationalise the Royal Mail if it wins power – insisting this would kill the current privatisation plans “stone dead.” Alex Salmond announced yesterday that the SNP would bring the …Frank Boyle cartoon:…
The Guardian Royal Mail strikes could start next month as union announces ballotThe GuardianRoyal Mail faces the threat of days of paralysing strikes from 23 October after the postal union officially served notice of its intention to ballot 115,000 postmen and women for strike action. The strikes, described as "certain" by which Billy Hayes …Royal…
eBay investing $45M on expansion at Riverport locationThe Courier-JournalThe eBay Enterprise expansion at Riverport will involve a $45 million investment that includes construction of a structure linking two newly purchased buildings. The expansion of the former GSI Commerce, which eBay bought in 2011 and renamed eBay …eBay Enterprise adding more than 150 jobs in LouisvilleWDRBeBay Enterprise…
House OKs $40B Cut in Food Stamps Over 10 YearsFox BusinessThe Republican-run House of Representatives voted to cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years on Thursday, defying a veto threat from the White House in the name of fiscal reform. Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the driving …US House…
NPR (blog) House Votes To Slash $40 Billion From Food Stamp ProgramNPR (blog)The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Thursday to slash $40 billion from the federal food stamp program. GOP lawmakers cited what they said was widespread abuse of the program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition … More: continued here
House passes GOP plan to slash food stamp fundingWashington PostThe House narrowly approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's food-stamp program Thursday that would slash food aid to about 4 million Americans over the next few years and shift a greater burden of taking care of the poor to state governments. More: continued here