UK & World News: Post Office workers go on strike
Post Office workers have gone on strike in a row over jobs, pay and closures – saying they received strong support from the public over their action. More: continued here
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Post Office honor sought for slain NY sergeant – Wall Street Journal
Post Office honor sought for slain NY sergeantWall Street JournalBROCKPORT, N.Y. — Members of New York's congressional delegation are trying to get the post office in Brockport named for an Army sergeant from the upstate village who was killed in Afghanistan. Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand and Rep. Louise Slaughter said … More: continued here
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Post Office workers strike to keep Crown offices open
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in roughly 370 so-called Crown offices took industrial action today in protest at plans to close or franchise 70 branches.The union said the walkout was “solidly” supported by thousands of its members, with picket lines set up outside post offices across the country. More: continued here
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Post Office Staff On Strike Over Closures
Thousands of staff in the country’s biggest post offices are striking in a row over jobs, pay and closures. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in around 370 so-called Crown offices were mounting … More: continued here
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Congress fouls up US Postal Service – Great Falls Tribune
Congress fouls up US Postal ServiceGreat Falls TribuneAt a meeting at the local post office in Brady we were told our office hours would be cut to four hours per day. It seemed to us to be the first step in the inevitable closing of our post office and many more like it. However, the…
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Post Office workers walk out at 260 branches in country-wide strike over closures
Members of the Communication Workers Union in around 260 so-called Crown offices took industrial action in protest at plans to close or franchise 70 branches. More: continued here
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Postal workers strike over changes
Post Office workers strike over franchising plans which they claim will downgrade several major Post Offices in Wales. More: continued here
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eBay Hoarder Gets Her Own Art Show in Philadelphia – Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
eBay Hoarder Gets Her Own Art Show in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Magazine (blog)Ms. Spivack has purchased about 70 of the items that she's found on eBay, some of which will appear in the exhibit. The first was a lot of stockings stashed in a compartment of an Ann Arbor barn — which had been furtively used for…
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Post Office staff go on strike
Thousands of staff at Post Office Crown offices go on strike in a row over jobs, pay and branch closures. More: continued here
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Construction playing hide-n-go-seek with post office
Summer Valente used to take her morning walks to the post office on 100 South and 100 West to collect mail from her company’s post box. Construction on the Nu Skin property and around the Prov… More: continued here