The State Encampment residents rise against post officeRawlinstimesThe residents of Encampment want their postmaster ousted, whether through firing or transfer. No misconduct has been found so far, though residents don't believe they're getting the service they deserve. Where many have to have a Post Office box to …Village Post Office …
Read More »Royal Mail: how, when, why (and why not) to invest
Royal Mail will be a huge and historic privatisation: will you be buying shares? More: continued here
Read More »"No plans" to close town's mail delivery office
THERE are no plans to move the delivery office based at Chester-le-Street’s main post office. More: continued here
Read More »Stamford Post Office finds a buyer – Westfair Online
Westfair Online Stamford Post Office finds a buyerWestfair OnlineThe Stamford U.S. Post Office at 421 Atlantic St., which remains open as a mail center, could see a deal to finalize its sale as soon as this month. The U.S. Postal Service placed the building for sale via the offices of …
Read More »Royal Mail workers balloted on strike action
The Communication Workers Union has served formal legal notice to Royal Mail of its intention to ballot members for strike action. More: continued here
Read More »House approves bill with deep food stamp spending cuts – Reuters
House approves bill with deep food stamp spending cutsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 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 …
Read More »Britain's Royal Mail workers set date for strike vote
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 … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail sorting office in Tamworth could create 600 jobs – Tamworth Herald
Tamworth Herald Royal Mail sorting office in Tamworth could create 600 jobsTamworth HeraldALMOST 600 Tamworth people could receive the gift of a seasonal job in the run up to Christmas this year, as the Royal Mail opens a temporary sorting office in the town. Royal Mail is recruiting around 570 …
Read More »Food stamps cut votes highlights deep divide between House and Senate
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
Read More »Mail staff ballot for action notice
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
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