Report: Stimulus created, saved 650K jobsUnited Press InternationalOfficials from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and managers of the Royal Mail resumed talks Thursday night following a collapse of negotiations the …and more » More: continued here
The motorized La-Z-Boy lounge chair that Proctor police seized after its inebriated owner hit a parked vehicle went up for auction on eBay on Thursday. As of 9:21 a.m. Friday, the chair had 45 bids and reached $2,125. More: continued here
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museumand Stamp Magazine have collaborated to celebrate the magazine’s 75th anniversary by launching the featured online collection “The Sun Never Sets on the Stamps of the British Empire.” More: continued here
Hubbard County seeing increase in food stamp fraudDL-OnlineHubbard County Social Services is experiencing an up tick in, for lack of a better term, food stamp fraud. PARK RAPIDS — Hubbard County Social Services is …and more » More: continued here
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s postal workers will stage a third wave of strikes in November, the Royal Mail said on Friday, in an escalating dispute over pay, jobs and modernisation. Thousands of postal workers will take part in one-day strikes on Nov. 6 and Nov. 9, the state-owned postal operator said in a…
The recession has stunted the development of the FedEx Corp. cargo hub since it opened nearly five months ago, but even a limited operation is paying dividends for the company and Piedmont Triad International Airport. More: continued here
Northland’s NewsCenter Bidders battle on eBay for La-Z-BoyMinneapolis Star TribuneMotorized La-Z-Boy confiscated from drunken driver is being sold on eBay. The motorized La-Z-Boy chair confiscated by police in Proctor, Minn., …Police selling motorized La-Z-Boy on eBayKansas City StarMotorized La-Z-Boy up for auction on eBayMinneapolis City PagesShopping for a motorized La-Z-Boy?Milwaukee Journal SentinelGizmodo.com –Northland’s NewsCenter –United Press Internationalall…
The Conservatives could privatise the Royal Mail outright if they win the general election and strikes continue, it has been reported. More: continued here
Postal inspectors are investigating a weekend break-in at Jackson’s Fondren Place Post Office that targeted a number of private boxes. More: continued here
Threat Forces Post Office EvacuationKCRA.comA federal building in downtown Sacramento that is home to a post office was evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat was made, authorities said. …and more » More: continued here