LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tiera Washington’s workload doubled during the holiday rush at UPS’ largest air hub, where seemingly endless streams of packages are sorted and shipped as the peak season puts the package delivery company to the test. The 23-year-old’s usual four-hour daily shift can stretch to seven or eight …
Read More »In a post-postal world, Christmas still delivers
The scent inside this squat federal building is not fir or cinnamon, but it does have its own particular holiday aroma: cardboard Priority Mail envelopes and packing tape. Christmas at the post office. Possibly the one time of year when everybody still makes a pilgrimage here. Over a lunch hour …
Read More »After Fatal Standoff, Agency Rues Not Doing More – New York Times
New York Times After Fatal Standoff, Agency Rues Not Doing MoreNew York TimesMs. Grimmer said they took baths in the bay and at gas stations, and she showed the deputy some cash and out-of-state food stamps when he asked her if she had money to feed the children. She then …
Read More »Small towns could lose more than mail if post offices close – Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star Small towns could lose more than mail if post offices closeKansas City StarFor many in small towns, the post office serves as a library, coffeeshop and even a community center. By DONALD BRADLEY Judi Hodges (left) shared a Christmas card this week with Postmaster Tempe McGlaughlin at …
Read More »Shrewsbury Royal Mail workers miss out over pay – shropshirestar.com
shropshirestar.com Shrewsbury Royal Mail workers miss out over payshropshirestar.comMore than 50 temporary employees at the Royal Mail sorting office in Shrewsbury in the run-up to Christmas were not paid for a week's work, it was claimed this afternoon. Mac McHugh, of Church Stretton and a temporary seasonal worker at the …
Read More »Filipina & Kuwaiti Women selling second-hand revenue stamps
(MENAFN – Arab Times) An unidentified employee of the Hawalli Immigration Department has been referred to the concerned authorities in what is known in department circles as ‘revenue stamp scam’, … More: continued here
Read More »How the post office is killing identity verification – Finextra
How the post office is killing identity verificationFinextraIt has 31871 post offices, more than the combined domestic retail outlets of Wal-Mart, Starbucks, and McDonald's. It's also more than double the number of branches of the combined retail distribution points of Wells Fargo, Chase and Citibank. … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Hours Announced For Holidays
SIOUX FALLS — All Dakotas District (North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and northwestern Minnesota) post offices will be open Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, for their regular Saturday retail window hours. More: continued here
Read More »Glen Ridge post office spared from closure
The postal service cutbacks aren’t expected to affect Glen Ridge’s immediate service More: continued here
Read More »Activists support postal service in face of proposed cuts – Portland Tribune
Portland Tribune Activists support postal service in face of proposed cutsPortland TribuneBy Stover E. Harger III SIGN TO SAVE — Craig Frasier, left, greets residents using the Scappoose Post Office on Dec. 19 while the Rural Organizing Project's Amanda Aguilar Shank, right, collects signatures from locals eager to share their …
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