FedEx officials don’t expect a California court settlement to faze the company’s defense of using independent contractors for ground package deliveries. More: continued here
Read More »Oregon to hire 60 to hand out more food stamps (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State lawmakers have approved Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s request to hire 60 workers to help the state meet a growing demand for food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Freight raising rates in January (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL plan to raise general rates by 5.7 percent, effective Jan. 5. The less-than-truckload companies are part of the FedEx Freight operating segment of the FedEx Corp., headquartered in Memphis. More: continued here
Read More »West Branch post office to relocate (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
The West Branch Post Office will be temporarily located at West Branch City Hall, 110 N. Poplar St., beginning Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »Give 'Em Hill: Santa isn't lost in translation – Daily Review Online
Give 'Em Hill: Santa isn't lost in translationDaily Review Online, CA –2 hours agoThe clerk said we could buy 10-cent stamps, but there were only five, count 'em FIVE, 10-cent stamps in the WHOLE POST OFFICE! We bought those, then she … More: continued here
Read More »Lake George post office stuffed full of history (Park Rapids Enterprise)
The line to mail Christmas packages at the tiny Lake George post office is nonexistent. More: continued here
Read More »Ore. to hire 60 to hand out more food stamps (KVAL Eugene)
The department told the legislative Emergency Board the need for food stamps has increased 13 percent statewide since October 2007 and by as much as 25 percent in some communities. More than 258,000 households in Oregon use food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Food Drive Set – Southern Pines Pilot
Post Office Food Drive SetSouthern Pines Pilot, NC –4 hours agoEmployees of the Eagle Springs, Jackson Springs and West End post offices will conduct a food drive Wednesday, Dec. 10. Rural postal customers wishing to … More: continued here
Read More »Post office is renamed after fallen soldier (The Lincoln-Way Sun)
Army Spc. Jacob Lowell gave the ultimate gift to his country. Now, through the efforts of soon-to-retire U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Morris, the country gave his parents a little something back. During a special dedication ceremony Friday, the New Lenox Post Office was named after the 22-year-old soldier who died …
Read More »FedEx to pay $26.8 million in fight over contractors (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
NEW YORK — FedEx Corp. said Friday it will pay $26.8 million to settle a case in its ongoing battle over whether its ground unit workers are illegally classified as independent contractors instead of employees.The California Appeals Court ruled last year that about 200 contractors who operated in the state …
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