With class-action certification now granted in 20 states as well as nationwide, lawyers for FedEx Ground/Home Delivery drivers are preparing to file motions starting April 11 for summary judgment they say will prove the company has illegally misclassified as independent contractors thousands of workers and deprived them collectively of hundreds …
Read More »Britons get stressed without mobile phones: survey – AFP
GMTV Britons get stressed without mobile phones: surveyAFP –3 hours agoPollsters YouGov, commissioned by the Post Office, questioned 2163 people online earlier this month. Stewart Fox-Mills, head of telephony at the Post Office…Out-of-touch mobile users stressedThe Press AssociationBrit Cell Phone Users Fear Losing ContactAHNMobile phone stress stalks quivering nationReg HardwareThe Cheers – …
Read More »Post office schemes lose sheen – Times of India
Post office schemes lose sheenTimes of India, India –19 minutes agoNAGPUR: Common investors seem to be fast discarding the traditional post office savings schemes — which once were the popular mode of parking funds, … More: continued here
Read More »More Americans need food stamps (UPI)
The Congressional Budget Office projects a record 28 million people in the United States will receive food stamps during the coming fiscal year. More: continued here
Read More »More rely on food stamps (Seattle Times)
Driven by a mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million… More: continued here
Read More »As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record – New York Times
As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears RecordNew York Times, United States –4 hours agoBy ERIK ECKHOLM Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 …Experts predict record number of food stamps …
Read More »Pair accused of receiving package of marijuana (Journal Inquirer)
MANCHESTER — Two local residents were in custody after police observed them receiving a FedEx shipment containing 25 pounds of marijuana at their home Saturday, according to Sgt. Marc Hughes of the Manchester Police Department. More: continued here
Read More »Meg Whitman, eBay President and CEO, Addressed Utah Executives at Utah Technology Council (UTC) Annual Members’ Meeting (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SALT LAKE CITY—-eBay’s growth has produced many lessons learned for Utah companies according to Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay. Whitman shared her own lessons learned recently with a sell-out audience of Utah executives at the Utah Technology Council’s Annual Members’ Meeting at the Larry H. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Canada Releases Trading Activity Data by Postal Code (AuctionBytes)
Belle River, ON; Sooke, BC, and Kemptville, ON were named tops in trading by eBay Canada. For the first time, eBay Canada ranked Canadian online trading activity for an entire year, and smaller communities counted big. On a provincial level, the top three provinces of eBay activity in order were …
Read More »Post office campaign gathers pace – Norwich Evening News
Norwich Evening News Post office campaign gathers paceNorwich Evening News, UK –5 hours agoLess than a week after the Post Office announced its plans to close 51 of the 316 branches in the county, the Evening News campaign to save those at risk is …Prostestors fight to save post officeIpswich Evening StarLocals …
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