FedEx Corp said on Thursday the Teamsters have lost a ballot among drivers at a FedEx Freight facility in West Virginia, the latest blow to the union's campaign to organize workers at the package delivery company. The vote at the Parkersburg facility of the company's trucking unit took place on …
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A FedEx delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint and his truck stolen Thursday morning in Englewood. More: continued here
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Jamie Droste, Student Life Advisor at the Foxboro Regional Charter School, dropped a big old bin on the table in front of me. It was filled to the brim with stamps. More: continued here
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Financial Times Parcels deliver boost for Royal MailFinancial TimesRoyal Mail shares jumped 4 per cent and led the FTSE 100 on Thursday morning as the company reported strong growth in parcel volumes over the Christmas period despite cut-throat competition. Volumes at the UK parcels division, which accounts for about … More: …
Read More »Bushwick residents receiving mail again – News 12 Brooklyn
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The Post Office has refuted a claim from Leonard Singer MHK that he was asked to leave a board meeting. More: continued here
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