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Union leaders shrug off shares offer in Royal Mail privatisation fightSunderland EchoUNION leaders have rejected the offer of free shares for staff in Royal Mail and pledged to fight privatisation. About 150,000 employees are set to receive free shares as part of the plan to float Royal Mail on the …

Herald News: A failure to address food stampsNorthJersey.comOnce more, sensible House Republicans were brought to their knees by their more conservative counterparts, the result being a shameful vote against those 47 million Americans who depend on food stamps to get by from one month to the next. Likely, the … …

Welcome for Royal Mail share planThe StarThe Government's decision to give postal workers a stake in the business when it is privatised has been welcomed by Ifs ProShare, the voice of the employee share ownership industry. The organsation says giving workers a stake results in better … More: continued here

The Royal Mail can trace its history back 500 years to the time of Henry VIII and its bright red “pillarboxes” grace streets across the UK – from the Scilly Isles to Scotland. More: continued here

Ebay Exact lets users customize 3D printed trinketsGizmagEbay has teamed up with a host of 3D printing specialists to launch an iOS app named ebay Exact which lets users customize iPhone cases, jewelry and other odds and ends. Though users are able to engrave products, the level of customization appears …

For Food Stamps, a Real Work RequirementNational Review Online (blog)It still has a chance, though, to improve food stamps. The most important reform is that proposed by Representative Steve Southerland (R., Fla.): the beginnings of real work requirements for the program. The program has had since 1996 a weak work … …

Royal Mail invests £70m in barcodesLogistics ManagerThis is intended to add value to its service, by allowing firms to track bulk mail consignments through to delivery round, information which previously had only been available through higher cost tracked services. Firms will have to apply their own … More: continued here

USPS solicits public feedback on handling of town officesFoster’s Daily Democrat“With the advent of electronic alternatives over the past 20 years, such as cell phones, Internet bill-paying, fax machines and all sorts of information accessible with a computer and printer,” Rizzo said the post office, “simply does not process and …

Now, you can buy custom 3D-printed stuff with eBay's new iOS app | VentureBeatVentureBeatOh, eBay. You are seriously the best dotcom survivor of them all. You are so full of cool stuff. I have built so many killer Magic: The Gathering decks thanks to you, and now I can get …

ThinkProgress As Congress debates food stamp cuts, working poor worryCNBC.comFor one in seven Americans, the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps, is all that stands between them and too little food. But the complicated calculus of financial survival for the working poor also means any …Republicans Nix …