With the recession eating into profits, many employers are trying to cut costs however they can. But one union official warns that the general trend of wage cuts will worsen the spiral into an “even greater depression.” More: continued here
Stimulus boosts food stamp programBurlingtonFreePress.com, VTWhen she gets to the cash register, she pulls out her EBT card — the equivalent of a debit card for the 3SquaresVT program, formerly called the Food Stamp Program. If Rheaume has budgeted well, her groceries cost about $400. … More: continued here
Guernsey Post contacts the Mail Preference Service in the UK to see if it can help customers stop unwanted mail. More: continued here
The new United States Post Office located at 20791 Three Oaks Parkway, north of Corkscrew Road, in Estero has joined forces with Community Blood Center to host regular blood drives and become the Estero community’s central location for donating life-saving blood used by local hospitals. More: continued here
New York Daily News Michelle Obama Talks About Her RoleNew York Times, United StatesShe said she was particularly concerned when she heard that some families have to rely on food stamps to get by. “It hurts,” Mrs. Obama said in an interview broadcast on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday. “These are people who are willing…
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BBC News Shaun Ley's weekBBC News, UKMr Hayes was hoping that the Lords would block proposals for the transfer of part of the Royal Mail to the private sector. The union argued that these plans contradicted the manifesto on which Labour fought the 2005 general election (with its assurance … More: continued here
Pedro Martinez, 37, got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. An arrest warrant says he confessed to ripping off his employer, AT&T, to make a quick buck on eBay. Police arrested him Thursday on theft charges. More: continued here
Probe in missing mail at Blackburn depotBlackburn Citizen, UKThe Lancashire Telegraph has been contacted by five different postal workers, who all alleged that up to £20000 worth of items had gone missing from mail. They said the worker suspended was not a post man or woman. But the Royal Mail declined to … More: continued here
Auctionbytes FedEx Kinkos Execs Join Former eBay PowerSeller BargainlandAuctionbytesMany eBay sellers and buyers know St. James as one of eBay's largest PowerSellers operating as Bargainland until he left eBay in late 2007. At the time, he said he felt eBay was moving away from volume liquidators in favor of the "sexier, … More: continued here