Buzz: Taxpayer should not be on the hook for Royal Mail schemeProfessional PensionsThe majority of contributors think the taxpayer should not be on the hook for the Royal Mail's pension deficit once the institution has been transferred to the private sector. A significant minority, however, thought that as the deficit …
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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Changes are coming to downtown post offices in Iowa City and Coralville. Next week the US Postal Service will hold public meetings in the two cities to discuss the future of their downtown operations. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail workers to hold strike ballot – Financial Times
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Read More »Post Office eyes alcohol deliveries to raise revenue – Inside Bay Area
The Province Post Office eyes alcohol deliveries to raise revenueInside Bay AreaWASHINGTON — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has a wish list for raising cash for his financially ailing agency. High on it is delivery of beer, wine and spirits. In an interview with the Associated Press, Donahoe also endorsed ending …
Read More »“Save Our Royal Mail” says campaign group – TameBay
“Save Our Royal Mail” says campaign groupTameBayThe Royal Mail privatisation has been a hot topic in the past few weeks. We've written about the Royal Mail sell off on Tamebay and Royal Mail themselves have put their points across. Today it's the turn of Mario Dunn, Campaign Director of Save …
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House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become too bloated in recent … More: continued here
Read More »Main Coralville Post Office Slated for Closure
A U.S. postal worker loads up his truck with mail for delivery from the postal station in Carlsbad, California February 6, 2013. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office eyes alcohol deliveries to raise revenue
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has a wish list for raising cash for his financially ailing agency. High on it is delivery of beer, wine and spirits. More: continued here
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