Pay freezes and industrial disputes beckonThe HeraldDisputes in Royal Mail and the fire service are set to escalate in the coming weeks, while councils are also being hit by industrial action. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Police arrest man suspected of flashing gun at post office (The Record Searchlight)
Following a lead Saturday, Redding Police arrested the man who they believe brandished a gun in the Yuba Street Post Office Friday morning. Salvador E. Juarez, 34, of Redding, was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of making terrorists threats and possession of stolen property. He was booked into the Shasta …
Read More »Duck stamps are hard to find (The Sentinel)
Not only does the U.S. Postal Service have problems paying their executives way too much money for a quasi-federal agency, while at the same time raising the cost of stamps, but when I walked into the Shippensburg Post Office I discovered another problem — the clerk behind the counter told …
Read More »Stamps defence lands bevy of recruits (Canada.com)
Three new faces will attempt to shore up the ailing Calgary Stampeders defence. More: continued here
Read More »Last post for the Royal Mail bike: After 120 years, cycles give way to mechanised trolleys – made in China (Daily Mail: World News)
Last post for the Royal Mail bike: After 120 years, cycles give way to mechanised trolleys – made in China More: continued here
Read More »Stamps’ Arthur itching to return to action (Canada.com)
Calgary Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel knows better than to believe an injured player’s assessment of when he’s ready to come back. More: continued here
Read More »CWU: More attacks from bosses to come (Morning Star)
It said that workers fear compulsory redundancies as offices are closed and relocation is an unrealistic option. Postal workers also face a pay freeze, in the same year that Royal Mail announced record profits, while losing overtime hours. More: continued here
Read More »Local briefs fr 8/23: Farmers’ markets accept food stamps (New Jersey Herald)
Families who receive foods stamps can use them to buy fresh produce at many farmers’ markets throughout the state, including several in Morris County, under a new state program to promote healthy eating. More: continued here
Read More »Neighbors Rally To Save 104-Year-Old Post Office (Central Florida News 13)
Two residents have started a campaign to keep the city’s two post offices open as the U.S. Postal Service looks to close as many as 700 branches nationwide. More: continued here
Read More »Post office sale effort underway (Carteret County News-Times)
LORI WYNN BEAUFORT — The federal government is negotiating the sale of the downtown post office here, and the town may soon be looking into what it would take to buy the building. More: continued here
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