Man arrested after roof top demoBBC NewsThe sorting office in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, was evacuated after Paul Dawson climbed onto the roof in protest at being sacked by Royal Mail. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Poll: Post Office (The Observer-Dispatch)
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Read More »Residents rally to save post office (WRGB Albany)
Albany residents are rallying today to save their post office located on Delaware avenue. The United States Postal Service indicated that location along with six others in the region may face changes or worse will close as a result of the the $7 billion dollar loss in the last fiscal …
Read More »Post office opens in village pub (BBC News)
A post office will open in a Berkshire village pub later after residents rallied around to save it from closure. More: continued here
Read More »Record Number Receive Food Stamps – NPR
Record Number Receive Food StampsNPROne in nine Americans receive government assistance to buy food, which amounts to 34 million people receiving food stamps. Democratic Congressman James … More: continued here
Read More »EBay Requires Developers to Change Their Account Passwords (PC World)
EBay is requiring that all developers in its application platform program change their passwords to prevent fraudsters from accessing their accounts. More: continued here
Read More »EBay teams up with GM to sell cars online – San Francisco Chronicle
Washington Post EBay teams up with GM to sell cars onlineSan Francisco Chronicle(08-10) 17:07 PDT — Consumers will be able to haggle over the price of new automobiles on eBay starting today, under a pilot program that includes hundreds …Would You Buy a New Car on eBay? GM Hopes SoABC …
Read More »Obamacare: The “Post Office” of Health Care Plans – Heritage.org
Obamacare: The “Post Office” of Health Care PlansHeritage.orgOn Friday, the New York Times Business Section actually called for the privatization of the post office amid staggering losses, and even said it was in …To Channel Michael Dukakis: I Seriously Can't Believe We Lost to …RedStateall 2 news articles » More: continued …
Read More »eBay Bids to Fix a Security Hole (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
See? You don’t just have to be a buzzy social network to suffer through security problems. You can be a relatively staid Web 1.0 giant, too. eBay is warning developers who build programs that incorporate the online marketplace’s engine about a security breach. More: continued here
Read More »Is Royal Mail preparing a secret scabbing operation? (Socialist Worker)
An industrial complex on the edge of a Northamptonshire village has become a centre of the battle for the future of the postal service. Crick houses Royal Mail’s national distribution centre. Some 750 workers work there—and they handle more than half of Britain’s mail. More: continued here
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