On Monday, the rate for mailing a first-class letter went up to 44 cents from 42 cents. A lot of people gripe about this, even though the rate for mailing a letter in the United States is still low compared with other countries’ rates. More: continued here
Read More »Baby delivered at post office – The Press Association
Baby delivered at post officeThe Press AssociationA baby girl delivered in a post office was weighed on parcel scales, staff have said. Paul Childs, 58, a postmaster in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, and his wife, Helen, 54, rushed into action after a customer went into labour in their shop. … More: continued …
Read More »Former eBay CEO offers to fire 30,000 California state workers (TG Daily)
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has offered to fire 30,000 California state workers. Whitman, who is running for governor, had previously pledged to eliminate 10 percent of California’s 345,000-employee work force. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office In Pojoaque Closing Down Monday (KOAT Albuquerque)
Pojoaque’s post office is closing. More: continued here
Read More »Area GM dealers report being spared closure (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
CORPUS CHRISTI — Area GM dealers spent most of Friday keeping an eye for the UPS and FedEx deliverers, hoping they wouldn’t be among the 1,100 dealerships the automaker planned to close. None of the dozen or so area dealers confirmed having received a letter. More: continued here
Read More »Post office disciplines employee (Hernando Today)
Bob Kanner said his mail started coming to his home for the first time Wednesday, 15 days after Postal Plus closed and after an unexpected problem with the Aviation Loop post office. More: continued here
Read More »Post office delivers for food pantry + video (Pike County Courier)
MILFORD It was Thanksgiving in May for the Ecumenical food pantry in Milford last week. Local Post Office employees collected donations from households in Milford and Matamoras on Saturday, May 9, part of the annual “stamp out hunger” tradition, which is now in its 17th year nationally. More: continued here
Read More »Farmers markets now take food stamps (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Customers at some local farmers markets will soon be able to pay for their fruits and vegetables with food stamps, debit and credit cards, as part of a new statewide program designed to increase access to local foods. More: continued here
Read More »No Sacramento GM dealers say they were cut (The Sacramento Bee)
If any local General Motors dealers received the dreaded FedEx mailing Friday telling them they were on the automaker’s closure list, they were keeping quiet. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Profits Up But Workers Unhappy – Hell Mail
Royal Mail Profits Up But Workers UnhappyHell Mail, UKDespite falling mail volume, Royal Mail saw its profits double last year to £321 million. This is likely to fuel further claims by the Communication Workers Union that the group remains profitable and there are no sound reasons why the government … More: …
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