Britain clinches the terms of the deal to sell 500-year-old Royal Mail to a Czech billionaire

"... Royal Mail, which dates back to the reign of Henry VIII in the 1500s, is set to be sold to a Czech billionaire in a deal that will keep the institution based in Britain...."   
Source: www.wral.com

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Postal Privatization: Retail Partner Expansion Program; Post Offices in Staples stores

The next chapter in postal privatization: Post Offices inside of Staples

"...The Postal Service has rather quietly announced a pilot program to put post offices inside of Staples. It’s part of what the USPS is calling the Retail Partner Expansion Program, and the first Staples to host a post office will be located in San Francisco and San Jose. ..."  
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com

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How to prevent postal privatization demonstrations: arrest people on public owned property

Seven arrested in Portland postal privatization protest

"...Seven people were arrested during a protest at a downtown Portland postal facility Tuesday after a security guard clashed with demonstrators. ..."  
Source: www.oregonlive.com

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Postal privatization. Is that the Postal Vision for 2020?

Postal Vision 2020 looks at the future of "postal services" and sees privatization

"...As indicated by his comments on this video, Mr. Callan is an advocate of aggressive cost-cutting at the Postal Service, "drastically" reducing the size of its workforce, and giving management control over the health plan. ..."  
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com

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Rep. Darryl Issa (R-CA) is 'fast and furious' on privatizing U.S. Postal Service

Judge Smacks Down Rep. Issa's Special Request for Exemption from Shutdown

"...Issa, who is the wealthiest member of Congress, has used his chairmanship of the House Oversight Committee to pummel the administration for years over the U.S. Postal Service (he wants it privatized) ..."  
Source: www.allgov.com

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‘Protect Overnight Delivery Act’ introduced by Rep. DeLauro

Rep. DeLauro to Introduce ‘Protect Overnight Delivery Act’

"... “The elimination of overnight delivery standards and consolidating processing facilities will have a disastrous impact on local and national unemployment,” Rep. DeLauro wrote. “The USPS is a major employer around the country and employs over 500,000 workers. With an unacceptably high unemployment rate, it would be particularly inopportune for the USPS to close these facilities...."  
Source: www.apwu.org

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A plan toward postal privatization

Murderous Reform: A Plan to Privatize Postal Profits at Public Expense

"... Nowhere in the proposal is there any mention of unions, let alone of living wages, so one can only presume that a primary means of reducing costs will be to drive down the income of those postal employees who remain after the USPS is radically downsized and diminished as proposed...."  
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com

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USPS proposes streamlining review process for closing post offices

"...The changes present a new source of tension between USPS and postal regulators and union leaders, who fear that postal bosses are trying to bypass the regulation process and quickly make operational changes without proper consultation with customers. ..."  
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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