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Some 500 CWU post workers’ union reps met last week for a two-day national briefing. They discussed how to defeat the threat of privatisation, reverse changes to the pension scheme, and defend jobs threatened by Royal Mail’s “modernisation” and automation plans. More: continued here

Fuel surcharges will lag high fuel costs, and the weak economy will hurt LTL freight, US express, and copy services. More: continued here

Norwich Evening News New threat of post office closures rears its headBuckinghamshire Advertiser, UK –4 hours agoThe post office at the Spar at Rickmansworth Lane, Chalfont Common, received a stay of execution by the Royal Mail after a storm of protest by supporters of …New threat to Post OfficesNorwich Evening News'Death-knell' for …

The United States Postal Inspection Service is offering a $500 reward for information leading to those who caused the burning of a mailbox in front of the post office in Chaska on Saturday. More: continued here

Post Office consultation closes todayStourbridge News,  UK –4 hours agoBy Bev Holder » THE consultation over plans to close post offices across Stourbridge and Brierley Hill closes today (Tuesday October 7). Post Office Ltd … More: continued here

Meg Whitman, Former CEO and President of eBay, to Keynote NVTC's …MarketWatch –2 hours agoMeg Whitman, former CEO and President of eBay, will provide the keynote address. Whitman helped build eBay into the world's premier online auction site. … More: continued here

LIME CITY – Perrysburg Township made history Monday night, agreeing to a tax sharing deal with the city of Toledo… More: continued here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Federal officials are allowing the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to distribute emergency food stamps to residents of 10 southern Indiana counties raked by severe weather last month. More: continued here

EBay, whose shares are trading at an almost six-year low, will cut 10 percent of its workforce and agreed to buy two payment and classified advertising companies for $1.34 billion as sales growth slows at its Internet marketplace unit. More: continued here

A postman dumped thousands of items of mail in woods near his home a court is told. More: continued here