Lithuanian postal service to be privatised
Lithuanian Post (Lietuvos Pastas) may be partially privatised or sold off completely after 2010, reports HellMail.
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Poste Italiane joins European Electronic Crime Task Force
Poste Italiane, US Secret Service and the Public Security Department – Postal Services and Communications Police have signed a cooperation agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) at Viminale ratifying an international alliance to establish a “European Electronic Crime Task Force,”
Read MoreUK postal staff set for more strikes
Workers at Royal Mail are set for more strikes in the week starting 17 August, in a dispute over job cuts, reports the BBC.
Read MoreDeutsche Post to close all of its own post offices
Deutsche Post said that it plans to exit the retail business and close all of the post offices it operates alone. Branches operated jointly with Postbank will continue to stay open.
Read MorePostal service in UAE is celebrating 100 years
The UAE’s postal service will have been in operation for 100 years on 19 August and the Emirates Philatelic Association and Emirates Post are celebrating with an exhibition of some of the rarest and oldest stamps collected by their members.
Read MoreTeamsters asks UPS mechanics for strike vote
Teamsters Local 2727, the union that represents airline mechanics at UPS, has called on its members to conduct a strike vote.
Read MoreUSPS expands discount programme
USPS, expanding on its “summer sale” program announced earlier this year, is rolling out a similar mail discount program for the fourth quarter to encourage increased first-class commercial mailings, report BtoB magazine.
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