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Businesses, Unions Push Lawmakers for U.S. Postal Agency Relief (Bloomberg)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Almost 50 businesses, unions and industry associations asked Congress to grant the U.S. Postal Service relief from government-mandated retiree health-insurance payments to help the agency weather the global financial crisis.Read All Artile
U.S. Postal service honors Bob Hope with stamp (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bob Hope already has been named an "honorary veteran" by the U.S. government, but on Wednesday the Postal Service said it will give the late comedian another honor -- a commemorative stamp.Read All Artile
US Postal Service Closing Chattanooga Remote Encoding Center (WDEF Chattanooga)
Of 536 employees only 145 will be reassigned to other postal positions. read moreRead All Artile
Businesses ask Congress to help Postal Service with retiree health benefits (Asbury Park Press)
American Express Co., Meredith Corp. and Time Warner Inc. are among almost 50 businesses, unions and industry associations asking Congress to grant the U.S. Postal Service relief from government-mandated retiree health-insurance payments to help the agency weather the global financial crisis.Read All Artile
Chattanooga postal center to close in April 2009 (Knoxville News Sentinel)
CHATTANOOGA — The U.S. Postal Service says its Chattanooga remote encoding center with 536 employees will close in April 2009.Read All Artile
U.S. Postal Service records $2.8 billion loss and sets shipping price hikes (InternetRetailer.com)
The U.S. Postal Service reported a net loss of $2.8 billion for fiscal 2008, attributed to reduced mail volume caused by the economic slowdown and costs mandated by the Postal Act of 2006, including pre-funding worker retirement plans.Read All Artile
Shaw wins U.S. Postal Service work (The Advocate)
Published: Nov 20, 2008 - UPDATED: 2 p.m. The Shaw Group Inc. today announced its award of a U.S. Postal Services contract for architectural and engineering services at postal facilities in the Washington, D.C.; Virginia; and Maryland areas.Read All Artile
Postal Service At Eastgate Closing With Loss Of 450 Jobs (The Chattanoogan)
The United States Postal Service Remote Encoding Facility adjacent to Eastgate Mall will be closing next April, WGOW Radio reported. There will be a loss of 450 jobs.Read All Artile
Guides’ postal service success (Tavistock Times Gazette)
THE Girl Guides of Tavistock are celebrating 21 years of their Christmas postal service this year. Since starting in 1988, more than 100,000 cards have been delivered to residents of the town.Read All Artile
Leeds Building Society rolls out new fixed rate postal bond (Banking Business Review)
UK-based Leeds Building Society has launched a new six-month fixed rate postal bond reported to pay a guaranteed return of 5% gross pa/5.06% AER.Read All Artile