Price of postage stamps goes up…like you careBizmology, TXInstead, we found it difficult to answer a once-simple question: how much are postage stamps going for these days? It seemed like such an easy question; something that, in the past, for me was always common knowledge. But like most people, … More: …
Read More »EBay cuts auction listing fees for casual sellers (San Jose Mercury News)
San Jose-based eBay says users will soon be able to offer up to five items for auction every 30 days without paying fees eBay usually charges to list goods. More: continued here
Read More »London postal workers threaten June strike over job cuts – PersonnelToday.com
London postal workers threaten June strike over job cutsPersonnelToday.com, UKThe postal workers' union has said that 16000 Royal Mail staff in London are likely to strike next month in response to efficiency savings being introduced by the organisation. The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) said staff at 159 depots across …Strike threat …
Read More »Tories bully Mandelson over Royal Mail (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Tories will remove their support for the government on partial privatisation of the Royal Mail if it offers concessions to Labour backbenchers, the party has warned. More: continued here
Read More »Pilots Broke U.S. Cockpit-Chatter Rules in N.Y. Crash (Update4) (Bloomberg)
May 12 (Bloomberg) — Pinnacle Airlines Corp. pilots violated rules against unnecessary cockpit chatter minutes before a February crash near Buffalo, New York, that killed 50 people, a U.S. safety board said today. More: continued here
Read More »Multi Modal Conference focuses on faster, cheaper, greener flow of goods (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Railroads are poised to become bigger players in FedEx’s hometown, a transportation consultant told the Memphis Multi Modal Conference Monday. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Shares Fall; Outlook Better Than Rival’s (The Memphis Daily News)
Shares of FedEx Corp. fell Monday as the broader markets lost ground, and an analyst said the company’s aggressive cost cuts might not be enough to of…. More: continued here
Read More »Stamp your vote with time – Economic Times
Stamp your vote with timeEconomic Times, IndiaReason: Unlike in a trade, there is no time stamp on your vote. But, now, there will be voting with time stamps. Parts of Tamil Nadu, for the first time, will be voting on machines that come with an in-built timer to detect the time …
Read More »Get your passport at the Breckenridge Post Office on Thursday (Summit Daily News)
The Breckenridge Post Office will have extended hours on Thursday to process passports for families. As of June 1, 2009, passports will be required to travel to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda and the countries of the Caribbean. More: continued here
Read More »$20,000 in stamps stolen to pay mortgage (CNN)
Postal authorities say a Michigan postal worker has admitted to stealing some $20,000 worth of first-class stamps since September and trying to sell them to online auction-site customers to help pay his mortgage. More: continued here
Read More »