ELM Revision: Work Clothes and Uniforms

Effective immediately, Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) sections 933.21–933.3, are revised to add a belt (leather, black, with gold buckle or silver buckle) to the Type 3 uniform and socks (calf-length, crew style, and quarter-length black, white, blue-gray, and white with blue stripes) to the Type 2 and Type 3 uniforms. Note 3, 933.22, is revised to add: “Socks or hosiery can be worn with the skort.”

Employees eligible under ELM 931.11 who are assigned to retail operations wear Type 2 uniforms. Vehicle mainte­nance, custodial maintenance, mail handler, Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU), and clerical employees eligible under 932.12 and 932.13 wear Type 3 uniforms.

Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)

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9 Labor Relations

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930 Work Clothes and Uniforms

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933 Authorized Uniform Items and Combinations

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933.2 Type 2 Uniforms 933.21 Type 2 Items

Type 2 uniforms are worn by employees assigned to retail operations.

 

Items for Men
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[Add the following after “Sweater”:]
Socks	Calf-length, crew style, or quarter-length uniform blue-gray, white, black, or white with blue stripes.
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Items for Women
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[Add the following after “Sweater”:]
Socks	Calf-length, crew style, or quarter-length uniform blue-gray, white, black, or white with blue stripes.
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933.22 Type 2 Combinations

[Revise note 3 as follows:]

 

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3 Women must wear hosiery with skirts and jumpers. Hosiery may be in natural skin tones or navy blue. Socks or hosiery can be worn with the skort.

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933.3 Type 3 Uniform Items

Type 3 uniforms are worn by vehicle maintenance, custo­dial maintenance, mail handler, BMEU, and clerical employees eligible under 932.12 and 932.13.

 

Items for Men and Women
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[Add the following after “Coveralls”:]
Belt	Leather belt, black with gold buckle; leather belt, black with silver logo buckle.
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[Add the following after “Headgear”:]
Socks	Calf-length, crew style, or quarter-length uniform blue-gray, white, black, or white with blue stripes.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the ELM and into the next online update, avail­able on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet Web site:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click on References.
• On the PolicyNet page, click on Manuals.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

The ELM is also available on the Postal Service Internet:

• Go to www.usps.com.
• Click on All Products & Services, then Publications, then Postal Periodicals and Publications, and then Manuals.

— Labor Relations Systems,
Labor Relations, 12-6-07