Senate passes measure to protect rural post officesGreat Falls TribuneWASHINGTON — Rural post offices in Montana and elsewhere would be saved for at least a year under a measure that passed the US Senate on Tuesday. The amendment to a US Postal Service bill would establish a one-year moratorium on …
Read More »Scottish public sector contract starts for Royal Mail – Minuteman Press (blog)
Scottish public sector contract starts for Royal MailMinuteman Press (blog)A contract between Royal Mail and many governmental organisations in Scotland started recently, as part of a deal that extends the partnership by up to four years. Royal Mail, the state-controlled postal service, currently provides mail services to … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation warning – WalesOnline
shropshirestar.com Royal Mail privatisation warningWalesOnlinePostal workers have pledged to step up opposition to Royal Mail privatisation, warning that the sell-off would be a "disaster" for the industry. The Communication Workers Union called on Labour to make it clear that the party will renationalise the …Postal workers' union vows to step …
Read More »Landlord shuts Leeds post office ‘due to £30,000 rent debt’ UPDATED
A Leeds post office branch has been repossessed by its shopping centre landlord because of claims of rent arrears of £30,000. More: continued here
Read More »Warning over Royal Mail competition
Wednesday 25th April 2012, 11:00AM BST. The Royal Mail faces a “spiral of decline” unless conditions are imposed on companies planning to deliver post in competition with the company, its chief executive has warned. More: continued here
Read More »Postal workers’ union vows to step up resistance to Royal Mail privatisation – The Guardian
ITV News Postal workers' union vows to step up resistance to Royal Mail privatisationThe GuardianThe postal workers' trade union has vowed to step up its campaign against Royal Mail privatisation after warning that the process will be a "ripoff". The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents 140000 Royal Mail employees, …
Read More »Experience food-stamp life, advocates urge
Try and eat a good meal on food stamps. Go ahead, try. Advocates for the poor are urging political leaders and others to take what they’ve dubbed the “ Food Stamp Challenge” to get a better idea of what mealtime is like for the nearly 1.8 million Ohioans on food …
Read More »Warning over Royal Mail competition – The Press Association
BBC News Warning over Royal Mail competitionThe Press AssociationThe Royal Mail faces a "spiral of decline" unless conditions are imposed on companies planning to deliver post in competition with the company, its chief executive has warned. Moya Greene voiced strong concerns about the impact of unregulated …CWU could join Royal …
Read More »Householders warned of postal delivery changes in the Wymondham area – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Householders warned of postal delivery changes in the Wymondham areaNorfolk Eastern Daily PressOfficials at Royal Mail said that from this week postal staff would be adopting revised delivery routes and using new delivery equipment in the NR9, NR16 and NR18 postcode areas. A spokesman for Royal Mail said that postmen …
Read More »Amendment sets criteria for post office closings
An amendment in a postal reform bill offers protections against the closing of rural post offices in Missouri for the next year, Sen. Claire McCaskill said Tuesday afternoon. More: continued here
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