Fears of postal chaos as Royal Mail workers vote to stop handling competitors …Daily MailAnger: A union ballot of Royal Mail staff has displayed their anger at plans to. Fury: A union ballot of Royal Mail staff has displayed their anger at plans to privatise the company. Workers could also …
Read More »Targeted House Post Offices Step Closer to Closure | Campus Notebook – Roll Call
Targeted House Post Offices Step Closer to Closure | Campus NotebookRoll CallThe reaction from the public and Congress was so fierce that the Postal Service abandoned the overall closure plan. But the idea of closing the three House-side post offices was supported by House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell …
Read More »Making Food Stamps More Effective at Regular Grocery Stores, Not Just Farmers … – The Atlantic Cities
The Atlantic Cities Making Food Stamps More Effective at Regular Grocery Stores, Not Just Farmers …The Atlantic CitiesFor the last three years, it has allowed shoppers with SNAP cards (a.k.a. food stamps, known as Bridge cards in Michigan) to get twice as much purchasing power at 75 farmers' markets around …
Read More »Mail staff vote for rivals’ boycott – Belfast Telegraph
Mail staff vote for rivals' boycottBelfast TelegraphA ballot of 112,000 delivery, sorting office and other postal staff by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) showed that 96% opposed the planned sell-off of Royal Mail. More than nine out of 10 said they backed a boycott of mail handled by rival … …
Read More »Three men facing charges over Lima post office burglary – LimaOhio.com
Three men facing charges over Lima post office burglaryLimaOhio.comTwo of the men, Severt and Trenkamp, left their fingerprints behind, said Lima Police Department Sgt. Paula Strickler. The men already were in jail in connection with a home burglary when police began investigating the post office burglary on June 7 to …
Read More »Sheriff: Safe damaged at post office with hole in wall
A Pitt County post office has been closed indefinitely as deputies investigate who caused a gaping hole in the wall and damaged the safe inside.. More: continued here
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FedEx might offer the clearest look at the disconnect between the soaring stock market and the listless global economy. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail set for chaos as staff boycott handling competitor mail
ROYAL Mail workers are on a collision course with the Government over privatisation plans as they overwhelmingly voted to boycott handling competitors mail. More: continued here
Read More »GOP chairmen applaud shuttering of Capitol post offices – The Hill (blog)
GOP chairmen applaud shuttering of Capitol post officesThe Hill (blog)Under the new set-up, post offices will remain open in the Ford and Longworth House office buildings, while branches in the Capitol itself, Rayburn and Cannon will be closed. Issa and Miller pushed Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to take those steps …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail staff vote against privatization – Press TV
Britain's Royal Mail staff vote against privatizationPress TVEarlier in May, Britain's Royal Mail posted a massive £403 million profit amid claims by the government that it should be privatized to survive. The government is pushing with closures and privatizations plans at the service, earmarking 76 of its … More: continued …
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