Tue, Jul 14th, 2009 | U.K. |

Thousands of postal workers across the UK will go on strike on Friday in protest against cuts at Royal Mail, threatening the worst disruption to deliveries in years. The action will be the latest stage in a series of strikes over ...Read More

Unite union calls on BA board to return to talks aimed at ending strike

Sun, Mar 21st, 2010 | Business |

Unite union calls on BA board to return to talks aimed at ending strike The Unite trade union has urged British Airways to resume peace talks as cabin crews prepare toentertheir third day of strike action with both sides claiming to have landed blows in the dispute. Tony Woodley, the joint general secretary of Unite, ...Read More

Bill Marolt arrested on DUI charge

Sat, Mar 20th, 2010 | Sports |

PARK CITY, Utah -- U.S. Ski Team chief Bill Marolt has issued an apology after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence not far from the team's headquarters in Park City. In a brief statement released Saturday, Marolt apologized ...Read More

'Strong' turnout for BA strike

Sat, Mar 20th, 2010 | Business |

The Unite union says there has been a "strong" turnout as British Airways cabin crew begin strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. Unite national officer Steve Turner says 105 planes have been grounded ...Read More

'Little disruption' for Heathrow BA flyers amid strike

Sat, Mar 20th, 2010 | Business |

'Little disruption' for Heathrow BA flyers amid strike BA says that 65% of passengers will be able to fly this weekend Passengers at Heathrow's Terminal Five - British Airways' dedicated terminal - have reported little disruption during the cabin crew strike. An estimated 60% of BA long-haul and 30% ...Read More

Thai Protesters Flood Bangkok Streets Demanding Abhisit Resign

Sat, Mar 20th, 2010 | World |

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- About 20,000 Thai protesters flooded Bangkok's streets in pick-up trucks and cars, extending into a second week their pressure on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign. “The situation is peaceful and under control,” police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri ...Read More

Some Key iPad Accessories Won't Ship for a While

Tue, Mar 16th, 2010 | SciTech |

The iPad accessories -- a keyboard dock, a case, the generic dock, the 10-watt power adapter, the dock connector to VGA adapter, plus the generic wireless keyboard and A/V cables -- have ship dates ranging from 24 hours until May. Apple ...Read More

United makes firm order for 25 Airbus A350s

Wed, Mar 10th, 2010 | Business |

PARIS (AP) -- United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus' A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer said Wednesday. Deliveries of the 314-seat A350-900s are scheduled to begin in 2016 ...Read More

Most Americans think a mail-free Saturday sounds fine: Poll

Sat, Mar 6th, 2010 | Business |

John Potter, the latest in a long line of Postmasters General stretching back to Benjamin Franklin in 1775, let it slip to reporters in Washington Tuesday that his financially-squeezed Postal Service was pondering an end to Saturday mail delivery. Because that ...Read More

Postal Service Urged to Weigh Three-Days-a-Week Mail

Thu, Mar 4th, 2010 | Business |

March 4 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Postal Service, facing a $238 billion budget deficit by 2020, should consider cutting delivery to as few as three days a week as the agency attempts to pare costs, a consulting firm said. Those cuts ...Read More

Post Office Pushes Halt for Saturday Deliveries

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010 | Business, Top Stories |

The U.S. Postal Service stepped up its campaign to end Saturday deliveries to help stem losses, but the move met with skepticism that signals an uphill battle for approval by regulators and Congress. Postal officials sought support for a broad restructuring ...Read More

Postal Service it may drop Saturday mail to save cash

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010 | Business |

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service announced a 10-year plan for coping with its financially strapped future Tuesday. Here are some questions and answers. QUESTION: How bad is it? ANSWER: The agency faces a possible loss of $7 billion this year and ...Read More

Gates outlines study on letting gays serve openly

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Washington (CNN) -- A Pentagon study on how to implement a plan to allow gays to serve openly in the military, "can only be successful if it is managed in a way that minimizes disruption to a force engaged in ...Read More

Postal Service's debt reducer: Drop Saturday

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Business |

Postal Service's debt reducer: Drop Saturday WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service must make drastic changes to avert a projected loss of $238 billion over the next decade, including closing post office branches and raising prices, Postmaster General John Potter said Tuesday. The Postal Service also released ...Read More

Ford Beats GM in US Sales for First Time Since 1998

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Business |

(Adds GM executive changes starting in fourth paragraph.) March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., buoyed by redesigned cars and a rebound in truck demand, posted a 43 percent jump in U.S. sales in February to beat General Motors Co. in ...Read More

US post office looks to cut costs as mail drops

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | U.S. |

* Postal service facing shortfall as mail volume drops Stocks | Bonds | Industrials * Price hike and service changes seen WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service, faced with a dwindling number of customers and growing shortfalls, plans to raise ...Read More

US Postal Service delivers bad news: No Saturday mail delivery?

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Most Viewed |

Is the Postal Service about to vanish into the dusts of time with the Pony Express? Probably not. The US mail dates back to the nation's founding and still handles 177 billion letters, catalogs, bills, and packages every year. The Pony ...Read More

Saturday mail delivery on chopping block

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Most Viewed |

Is Saturday mail delivery on its way out? The U.S. Postal Service lost $3.8 billion last year, and Postmaster General John E. Potter will release projections Tuesday showing things aren't likely to improve any time soon. Not with more people paying ...Read More