Tagged: USPS

Postal Hunger Strike
4:46 pm
Mon June 25, 2012

Postal Workers Stage Hunger Strike Over Cuts

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Seattle postal worker David Yao pickets in Olympia as part of a nationwide hunger strike to protest cuts to mail service.

Four Northwest postal workers are taking dramatic action to bring attention to cuts to mail service. They’re staging a hunger strike this week. It’s part of a national campaign by unionized post office employees.

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Rural Post Offices
5:25 pm
Wed April 25, 2012

Northwestern Lawmakers Tweak Postal Reform Bill

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US Post Office in Camas, Washington.

Rural post offices in the Northwest would remain open through the November elections under a bill approved by the U.S. Senate Wednesday. The measure includes an amendment aimed at preserving Washington and Oregon’s vote-by-mail systems.

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