USPS expands Amazon Fresh grocery delivery test

(March 19, 2015) USPS is expanding its grocery delivery service in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas, part of the organization’s efforts to explore new ways to meet customers’ changing needs. The test aims to build on the success of a two-month operational test that concluded last fall in San Francisco. Customers could order…

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Amazon expands one-hour delivery service to Baltimore and Miami

By James Vincent – March 19, 2015 Amazon’s one-hour delivery service is coming to Baltimore and Miami. Prime Now lets Amazon Prime subscribers order from a limited range of products — including toys, books, and toiletries — and select either free two-hour delivery, or one-hour delivery for $7.99. The service, which first appeared in New…

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Letter: Postal carriers deserve our admiration

As we anxiously hope for and anticipate the end of another endured cold winter, my wife and I would like to extend our humble and heartfelt “than you” to all our postal couriers. Although the USPS has no official creed or motto, the honor, duty and pride of our postal service is reflected on an…

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APWU: Robin Hood to the Rescue!

Web News Article #: 055-2015 03/19/2015 – Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) will re-introduce the Robin Hood Tax bill in Congress today. The bill could generate up to $350 billion per year by requiring brokers, bankers and the wealthy to pay a small fee for stock trades and other financial assets – much like the tax…

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