Article 26 Uniform and Work Clothes NA2022
Article 26 Uniform and Work Clothes
§ 26.1 Uniform and Work Clothes Administration
All employees who are required to wear uniforms or work clothes shall be furnished uniforms or work clothes or shall be reimbursed for purchases of authorized items from duly licensed vendors. The current administration of the Uniform and Work Clothes Program shall be continued unless otherwise changed by this Agreement or the Employer.
§ 26.2 Contract Program Administration
Employees who are currently furnished uniforms pursuant to the contract program shall continue to be so entitled. Such uniforms shall be issued in a timely manner. The allowance to Mail Handlers under this program shall be as follows:
- $ 202 effective May 21, 2023
- $ 207 effective May 21, 2024
- $ 212 effective May 21, 2025
Each increase shall become effective on the employee's anniversary date following the effective date of change.
§ 26.3 Annual Allowance
The current Work Clothes Program will be continued for those full-time employees who have been determined to be eligible for such clothing based on the nature of work performed on a full-time basis in pouching and dispatching units, parcel post sorting units, platform (dock) operations, bulk mail sacking operations, and ordinary paper sacking units. The Employer will provide eligible employees with an annual allowance to obtain authorized work clothes on a reimbursable basis from licensed vendors as follows:
- $ 103 effective May 21, 2023
- $ 106 effective May 21, 2024
- $ 109 effective May 21, 2025
Each increase shall become effective on the employee's anniversary date following the effective date of change. Unused portions of an eligible employee’s annual allowance for uniform and work clothing will be carried over and available for use beginning twelve (12) months after the end of each anniversary year. An eligible employee’s uniform and work clothing allowance balance may not exceed the sum of two (2) years of the employee’s annual allowance entitlement. This uniform and work clothing program adjustment will be implemented no later than twelve (12) months from the ratification date of the 2022 Agreement.