Stamps win tackle trade

drian Davis is battling about a dozen other players for a job in Calgary, but he was due to get compared with a guy in Toronto. More: continued here

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Job cuts deal halts postal strike – BBC News

BBC News Job cuts deal halts postal strikeBBC NewsStrike action by postal workers in London has been averted after a union reached a deal with the Royal Mail in a dispute over job cuts. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted for industrial action on 24 May after Royal Mail announced …

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Post office suspends service to Canada – Today’s News-Herald

USA Today Post office suspends service to CanadaToday’s News-Herald“We really haven't had many Canadians come in,” said Connie Salzman, acting supervisor at the Lake Havasu City Post Office. “Either they're not in town, or they've already known about it.” Salzman said if the strike had occurred in winter, …Issa Warns …

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eBay leery of ‘Amazon tax’

California lawmakers thought they were targeting Amazon.com, the out-of-state giant, when they voted last week to force Internet retailers to collect sales tax. More: continued here

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eBay leery of ‘Amazon tax’ – Sacramento Bee

Austin American-Statesman eBay leery of 'Amazon tax'Sacramento BeeIt turns out eBay Inc., California's own golden child of e-commerce, isn't so thrilled about it, either. The San Jose online auction company says the legislation would hurt its business model, which relies on thousands of entrepreneurs who sell goods …'Amazon Tax' Would …

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Royal Mail is not delivering | Roy Mayall

As profits dive, it’s clear this management isn’t modernising, it’s running the company into the ground – but why? Royal Mail’s profits fell from £180m in 2009 to £39m in 2010, a drop of around 78%. That sounds pretty disastrous, and is one of the reasons given for the impending …

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Post office stops payments to retirement fund – Tampabay.com

Politico Post office stops payments to retirement fundTampabay.comWASHINGTON — To stave off insolvency, the Postal Service announced Wednesday it will discontinue legally required payments to its employees' retirement fund starting Friday. The post office's announcement said it hoped to save $800 million in the …Issa Warns of New Bailout as …

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