SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines — US delivery giant Federal Express (FedEx) closed its Asian hub in this northwestern free port Friday, with the last flight leaving for Taiwan just before dawn. More: continued here
Read More »Thousands of Royal Mail jobs under threat (Financial Times)
Thousands of jobs could be lost at Royal Mail as Britain’s state-owned postal operator prepares to cut costs by 10 per cent, union officials have warned. More: continued here
Read More »Local food stamp numbers rise – Jackson County Floridan
Local food stamp numbers riseJackson County Floridan, FL –5 hours agoFood stamp usage in Jackson County has increased 30 percent since January of last year, according to figures compiled by the Florida Department of Children … More: continued here
Read More »Offer on eBay leads to NJ guitar-theft suspects (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) Police in northern New Jersey say they’ve plucked some suspects in a string of guitar thefts. Investigators said Thursday that someone spotted an instrument on eBay that was stolen from a relative in Roselle Park. The seller was a Lakewood business that had two other hot guitars …
Read More »Taft Post Office Gets Larry Pierce Memorial Plaque (The Taft Independent)
Taft Post Office Employees Yvonne Morgan, Loretta Yaws, Lupe Brewer, Christina Sanchez, Karen Hughes, Bobby Krier, Paul Olivarez, Tom Maxwell, David Velasquez, Manuel Martinez, Shelly Mizener, Kathy Anaya. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail to cut thousands of jobs (Daily Telegraph)
Thousands of jobs are to be lost at Royal Mail depots and sorting offices affecting virtually every town across the country. More: continued here
Read More »Strike action looms as union threaten action over 16000 Post … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Strike action looms as union threaten action over 16000 Post …Daily Mail, UK –6 minutes agoBy Michael Lea Postal unions warned yesterday of a summer of strikes over plans by Royal Mail to axe thousands of jobs. Up to 16000 workers are under threat … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx winds down Asian hub in the Philippines (The Malaysian Insider)
MANILA, Feb 6 — FedEx began winding down its Asian hub in the Philippines and shedding 800 staff today as the US courier giant started full operation of a new regional facility in China, an official said. Arman Areza, administrator of the Subic Bay economic and tourism zone where FedEx …
Read More »Royal Mail meeting unions on modernisation (Independent)
The Royal Mail is to hold a two-day summit with union leaders next month to discuss modernising the business in a move expected to lead to job cuts, it was revealed today. More: continued here
Read More »Labour faces clash with unions over Royal Mail – Times Online
Labour faces clash with unions over Royal MailTimes Online, UK –12 minutes agoLabour will reach “breaking point” with the unions if the Government presses ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail, the party was warned … More: continued here
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