Mail crisis averted as post workers call off wildcat strikePeterborough Today, UKThe Royal Mail delivery drivers arrived in the morning to form the line and managed to collar many more staff who arrived for their day shifts, refusing to cross the line. Royal Mail bosses feared the worst, as 131 out …
Read More »Bulk mailers get together as Royal Mail's big hike looms – Guernsey Press and Star
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Auctionbytes More on ebay's Purchase Protection and Dispute Resolution ProcessAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner ebay explained some of the thinking behind the "fakes" provision of its new Purchase Protection Policy designed for buyers. The policy as first published would have instructed buyers to destroy items in which the buyer and seller could …
Read More »Post office plan draws protests – Press & Sun-Bulletin
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Read More »Wiggins' salmon bill advances – Contra Costa Times
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Read More »eBay sales mean more profit for Salisbury – Salisbury Post
eBay sales mean more profit for SalisburySalisbury Post, NCThe city of Salisbury has found success — and cost savings — in auctioning its surplus vehicles on eBay. Purchasing Manager Dewey Peck reported that the city had eBay sales of $107114 between July 1, 2008, and May 1. Of that money, $88918 …
Read More »Ayrshire man set to take on eBay – Irvine Herald
Ayrshire man set to take on eBayIrvine Herald, UKAN Ayrshire man who found himself unemployed and skint has set up an internet company that is set to rival eBay. John O'Neill was struggling to pay the bills after he lost his job as an IT consultant through mass redundancies in the …
Read More »Pop Rock Folk Jazz Etc. – Washington Post
Pop Rock Folk Jazz Etc.Washington Post, United StatesOld Post Office Pavilion, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-289-4224 or http://www.oldpostofficedc.com. Free. NUTS & BOLTS Tuesday at 6. The sextet from the Pop and Jazz Conservatory in Helsinki performs works by Herbie Hancock, Lonnie Liston Smith and … More: continued here
Read More »Mail handlers protest proposed post office consolidation – News 10 Now
News 10 Now Mail handlers protest proposed post office consolidationNews 10 Now, NYThe move comes as the post office tries to cut down on its $6.5 billion deficit. Mail handlers say the US Postal Service should not make Binghamton bear the burden for its financial problems. "We know that if we …
Read More »Fake cigarette tax stamp syndicate busted – Jakarta Post
Fake cigarette tax stamp syndicate bustedJakarta Post, IndonesiaThe Malang Customs and Excise Office has busted a syndicate selling fake cigarette tax stamps that has caused the state to incur a loss of Rp 10.449 billion (US$1 million), only a few days following a similar seizure in West Jakarta causing the state …
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