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Read More »Postal strike: How is it affecting mail delivery? – guardian.co.uk
Postal strike: How is it affecting mail delivery?guardian.co.ukRoyal Mail has a target to deliver 93% of first-class mail the next day. Our map will help us see how close it is to meeting that target in the days before … More: continued here
Read More »On Tap Wednesday: ebay Town Hall, Q3 Results and Analyst Call – AuctionBytes Blog
AuctionBytes Blog On Tap Wednesday: ebay Town Hall, Q3 Results and Analyst CallAuctionBytes BlogIt's a big day for ebay tomorrow, with the release of third-quarter earnings, a conference call with analysts, and a Town Hall meeting with users. …Tips for Safer Selling on eBay: Protect Yourself!Drop Ship (press release) (blog)all …
Read More »Stamps stay flat for 2010 (The Seymour Tribune)
WASHINGTON — The price of first-class stamps will not go up next year. The U.S. Postal Service has been increasing the rate annually in recent years, with a hike announced in January to take place next May. The rate went from 42 cents to 44 cents… More: continued here
Read More »Mark Steel: Royal Mail is to blame for our broken society (obviously) – Independent
Mark Steel: Royal Mail is to blame for our broken society (obviously)IndependentSo the management at Royal Mail, and the Government, want to cut jobs, freeze pay and change the working conditions for the staff, which has led to the … More: continued here
Read More »Strike ‘would damage Royal Mail’ (Channel 4)
A national postal strike would be “totally self-defeating”, according to the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson. He warned Royal Mail managers and unions that it would simply drive customers away. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail documents 5-8: ‘Bring union to the point where doing a deal on our terms is preferable’ (Socialist Worker)
By the beginning of 2010, Royal Mail aims to have ended the dispute on its own terms and humiliated the union. But if for any reason that was not the outcome, it hints at plans to sideline the union. More: continued here
Read More »eBay and PayPal integrate with sister payment service Bill Me Later (InternetRetailer.com)
A year after acquiring Bill Me Later, eBay Inc. has begun offering the deferred credit option on the eBay online marketplace and through the PayPal web payment service eBay also owns. More: continued here
Read More »eBay and PayPal Now Offer Bill Me Later on BIN and Some Auctions (AuctionBytes)
eBay and PayPal now offer Bill Me Later as a payment option during checkout for Buy It Now purchases and for some auction listings. PayPal took into consideration general factors such as seller performance and product category when determining which auction listings would qualify. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail’s strike breakers hired on minimum wage after only cursory interviews and criminal checks (Daily Mail)
The Daily Mail has learned that some of the 30,000 casual workers being hired by Royal Mail to work during this week’s planned strike have criminal convictions but references are not being checked before they start work. More: continued here
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