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Read More »Without Help, Postal Service Faces Threat of Going Broke, Official … – New York Times
WKRG-TV Without Help, Postal Service Faces Threat of Going Broke, Official …New York Times, United StatesReducing mail delivery to five days a week from six could save $3.5 billion annually, Mr. Potter told the post office subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He also urged changes in …
Read More »FedEx indicates dim view of union option (UPI)
MEMPHIS, March 25 (UPI) — U.S. courier FedEx Corp. is linking commitments to buy new aircraft to its protection from unionization under the Railway Labor Act, a federal filing shows. More: continued here
Read More »Death scrambles trial over JFK 'sniper's perch' – Dallas Morning News
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