USPS: Employees urged to beware of wildfires

The Postal Service is reminding employees to be cautious of wildfires like those occurring this month in California, Oregon and Washington. Wildfires — which can happen anywhere, anytime — often are sparked by human activity or lightning strikes. They can spread quickly, particularly in areas experiencing hot weather conditions, high winds and little rain. To…

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U.S. Postal Service hiring in Washington and Idaho

The U.S. Postal Service is hiring for new non-career positions at postal facilities in Washington and northern Idaho. Positions available include city carrier assistants that deliver mail from post offices; postal support employees that work in post offices and mail handler assistants that work in mail processing facilities. These jobs could lead to career positions….

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CPWU: WA Postal customers, workers protest proposed changes

By Gordon Oliver, Columbian business editor Published: October 3, 2014, 7:13 PM Some 40 local residents didn’t bother using the U.S. Postal Service on Friday morning, choosing instead to personally deliver messages to local congressional staff members in support of Postal Service functions threatened by federal mandates to the Postal Service. The sign-carrying protesters organized…

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