Yahoo!7 News Royal Mail avoids staff boycott, for nowReuters UKThe CWU believes private sector rivals such as TNT Post, owned by Dutch mail group PostNL and which wants to launch a full rival UK service in five years' time, could undermine Royal Mail's ability to maintain a universal nationwide service by creaming …CWU Member Wins…
New York Daily News Program from James Gandolfini funeral being sold on eBay for $1000New York Daily NewsThe Gandolfini ghouls are out. Two of the 16-page programs from the funeral for "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini were up for sale Friday on eBay— with one seller asking for $1,000. "James Gandolfini funeral program June 27, 2013….
Officials have warned jobs will be lost if the plans to close or franchise …WalesOnlineWorkers in hundreds of Royal Mail post offices will take fresh strike action tomorrow in a long-running row over branch closures, jobs and pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) from over 371 offices will walk out for 24 hours…
New York Daily News James Gandolfini funeral program being sold The Gandolfini ghouls are out …New York Daily NewsTwo of the 16-page programs from the funeral for "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini were up for sale Friday on eBay— with one seller asking for $1,000. "James Gandolfini funeral program June 27, 2013. 16 Pages. Program from…
What happens with farmers, food stamps and the USDA with no farm bill?Washington PostIt's worth noting that the farm bill deals with USDA programs, including farm subsidies and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. The legislation does not impact agency operations, so USDA employees will not be …and more » More: continued here
Investors eyeing a purchase of Stamps.com Inc. (NASD: STMP) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $39.88/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the February 2014 put at the $30 strike, which has a bid at the time…
FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , has selected eight fleet maintenance technicians to represent the company at the industry-wide SuperTech competition. The te More: continued here
Royal Mail cuts lost post compensationAol MoneyOn the flip side, the maximum compensation amount for lost or damaged 1st and 2nd-class letters and parcels that use the Royal Mail's signed-for service – the cost of which varies from under £2 to more than £33 – has been increased to £50 from £46. More: continued here
Britain’s Royal Mail said it had received an undertaking from the postal workers’ union not to induce its staff to boycott competitor mail, avoiding a potential headache ahead of its forthcoming privatisation. … More: continued here
Royal Mail gains assurance from CWU over handling rivals' mailFinancial TimesRoyal Mail said it had received legally binding undertakings from the Communication Workers Union not to induce its members to refuse to handle rivals' mail, after taking the union to the High Court. The move came after postal workers voted in a … More: continued…