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Royal Mail union rejects 8.6% pay deal 'laden with conditions'CIPD (blog)The Communication Workers' Union (CWU), which represents more than 100,000 Royal Mail workers, has rejected an 8.6 per cent pay offer describing the deal as “misleading and unacceptable”. The three year pay deal comes as Royal Mail moves towards … More: …

Missourians have much at stake as Congress eyes food stamp cutsSpringfield News-LeaderAlmost one in six Missouri residents received food stamps in May, according to the most recent data from the state Department of Social Services. And Missouri's participation in the federal food stamp program has been consistently above the national …

The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia recently opened a new temporary exhibit on Chesterfield County Post Offices prior to 1925. More: continued here

A PUBLIC meeting is being held on Saturday into plans for the future of Copeland’s only Crown post office. More: continued here

Daily Mail Pensioner sells 42 of her gallstones removed during surgery on EBAY forcing …Daily MailA pensioner has sold 42 of her gallstones on eBay for 99p but the online auction site says the sale should never have taken place. Anita Crawley, 66, from Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, was allowed …

Almost 100 postal workers walk out of a delivery office following claims staff are being “intolerably bullied and harassed”, a union says. More: continued here

Guernsey Press and Star (subscription) Royal Mail staff walk out in 'bullying' claimsBBC NewsRoyal Mail said it was "fully committed" to try and resolve concerns. In June, about 100 workers at West Park Delivery Office walked out over "similar concerns", a spokesman from the union said. 'Wake-up call'. Chris Webb, …

Heritage.org (blog) Seven Reasons to Reform Food StampsHeritage.org (blog)Government has vastly expanded food stamp eligibility. “Broad-based categorical eligibility,” put in place under the Clinton Administration and heavily pushed by the Obama Administration, loosens income and asset limits. That the number of households … More: continued here

Post Office gets spruce upMoultrie NewsThe Town of Mount Pleasant Public Service Department has taken over landscaping at the Mount Pleasant Post Office that sits in the middle of the new and improved Johnnie Dodds Boulevard. The property had become a blight against the new landscaping … More: continued here

FanSided With Aaron Hernandez jerseys on eBay, it's seller bewareNBCSports.comIn the days since Aaron Hernandez went from a Patriots tight end to a murder defendant, his jerseys have become hot sellers on eBay, as memorabilia collectors and Hernandez's remaining fans have looked for opportunities to buy Hernandez jerseys used …Vigilante takes …