Employees covered under the 2006–2010 United States Postal Service®–American Postal Workers Union (USPS-APWU) national agreement who are eligible to receive annual clothing allowances, as specified in Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), section 932.1, are entitled to an annual uniform allowance increase effective on the employee’s allowance anniversary dates occurring on or after November 21, 2006, as follows:
The allowance amount is updated on the employee’s uniform allowance anniversary date. The Uniform Allowance Purchase Card will reflect the increase approximately 2 weeks after the employee’s uniform allowance anniversary date. In accordance with the 2006–2010 national agreement, increases are effective on November 21 of the contract year.
