Mail staff protest at pension plans
Postal workers have delivered a giant postcard to Royal Mail's headquarters in protest at the company's plans to change their occupational pensions. More: continued here
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City appeals decision to move post office – ABQ Journal
City appeals decision to move post officeABQ Journal“I formally appeal what continues to appear to be a unilateral decision to relocate Santa Fe's main post office– demonstrated by the lack of a public meeting held by the Postal Service to develop an understanding of our community's short and long-term …and more » More: continued here
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Camp at the Berkeley Post Office Continues
The camp-out at the Berkeley Post Office is in its fourth week. The action is a protest against the plan of the Postal Service to sell the building and relocate the postal services to a smaller facility. This is clearly unacceptable to the Berkeley community for a number of reasons. More: continued here
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UK Said to Start $4.7 Billion Royal Mail IPO Next Month – Bloomberg
Bloomberg UK Said to Start $4.7 Billion Royal Mail IPO Next MonthBloombergRoyal Mail may announce the intention to float in the middle of the month and the initial public offering could open for investors in October, with a potential valuation of about 3 billion pounds ($4.7 billion), the people said, asking not to be …and…
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Post Office moves ahead with plans to sell building
As part of a nationwide effort to address a plunging market for mail services, the U.S. Postal Service this week jump-started its earlier announced interest in moving Foxboro’s postal operations from 15 Wall St. and selling the building. More: continued here
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U.K. Said to Start $4.7 Billion Royal Mail IPO Next Month
The U.K. government is targeting September to start the sale of a majority stake in Royal Mail Group Ltd., the 360-year-old postal service, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. More: continued here
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Boxes Adds eBay Integration to Make Selling Your Possessions Easier – The Next Web
Boxes Adds eBay Integration to Make Selling Your Possessions EasierThe Next WebThe iOS-only Boxes service that makes it easy to organize and catalogue your collections of possessions has updated its app to include integration with eBay to enable users to sell their goods on the auction site with just a few taps. The update also…
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Art Exhibit Memorializes Sentimental Ebay Purchases – PSFK
Art Exhibit Memorializes Sentimental Ebay PurchasesPSFKTalking with FastCoDesign, Emily Spivack recalls shopping on eBay for a pair of vintage heels when she stumbled on a 1967 Playboy Bunny costume for sale. It came with the ID badge of its original owner, and a fairly uninteresting black-and-white photo … More: continued here
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My food stamps misery
Not even a degenerative disease could prepare me for the powerlessness I'd feel on line at the supermarket More: continued here
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Columbus Post Office makes downtown statement with architectural style – The Republic
Columbus Post Office makes downtown statement with architectural styleThe RepublicCOLUMBUS, Ind. — When architect Kevin Roche designed the Columbus Post Office in the late 1960s, federal buildings typically were built in the neoclassical style, with features such as the Roman basilica of the U.S. Capitol building or the Greek … More: continued here