Buying Postal Uniforms

Postal service uniforms are stitched to be worn by specific employees to ensure that they are easily distinguishable from the general public. Although there are several providers of the apparel over the internet, choosing the right one is extremely important. One of the prominent names in online retailing industry is that of PostalUniformXpress.com. The company supplies all kinds of USPS uniforms to authorized postal employees all over the United States.

The style and design of the USPS uniform depends heavily on the job the worker does, the environment where the operative needs to work and the kind of people he/she needs to interact with. As per these factors, post office uniforms are placed under different groups ranging from type 1 to type 6. For ease in shopping, PostalUniformXpress.com has further divided the clothing and accessories into categories, such as belts, hats, outerwear, overshoes, pants, shorts, skirts, footwear, gloves, shirts, and ties. The items include flex waist trousers for motor vehicle operators and letter carriers, ladies slacks made of 100% woven Dacron polyester, and women’s skirts. The company also covers a range of footwear brands to cater to the varying needs of its customers. There include Converse postal, N.E.O.S overshoes, New Balance, Rocky postal, Thorogood postal, Sealskinz, Weinbrenner postal and Tingley.
Apart from offering a full range of USPS uniforms, there is a 10% discount on catalogue prices for full allowance orders. The company also will meet any current catalogue price on the same manufacturer’s item. For an excellent online shopping experience log onto http://www.postaluniformxpress.com/

POSTAL UNIFORMS- WHAT IS OFFERED AS USPS WORKER APPAREL

The United States Postal Service has very strict rules pertaining to employee uniforms. Hence, to stay up-to-date with the changing designs and regulations, employees need to purchase apparel from genuine retailers. Doing a web search can assist in finding the right vendors that offer the right styles and cuts. However, to get the best pricing, discounts and complete range, one must team up with an online postal clothing store like PostalUniformXpress.com.

Male USPS Uniforms offered by PostalUniformXpress.com

Typically, male postal service uniforms consist of several categories and are strongly regulated, including:
Shirts - PostalUniformXpress.com offers shirts with long and short sleeves, depending on the employee’s need and the season. Shirts worn are generally collared and come in light shades of blue.

Pants - Pants worn by USPS workers have a bluish gray color with dark blue stripes at the sides. These are five pocket, high waist trousers available in all sizes at PostalUniformXpress.com.

Women's Uniform by PostalUniformXpress.com

Women’s postal service uniforms also consist of several categories and are strongly regulated. These categories include:

Shirts –Shirts for female employees are like men’s shirts but are desgined specifically for women.

Pants – Pants for women are very much like their male counterparts, except designed for women. At PostalUniformXpress.com, each slack is well tailored and made to fit the buyer.
PostalUniformXpress.com covers postal employees of all designations. The current categories include postal service clothing for city letter carriers, motor vehicle operators, clerk/special delivery messengers, examiners and driving instructors, employees allocated to retail operations, clerical employees, mail handlers, and maintenance workers. The company also offers the best discount prices with a whopping 10% off on catalogue prices for full allowance orders. For more information, log onto http://www.postaluniformxpress.com/.

The Interesting History Of The USPS

The U. S. Post Office began in July of 1775 in the great city of Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, and the first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin. The purpose

was to unite everyone in the country with a communication system that cost the same for

everyone in the country. The U.S. Constitution contains language mandating that this

continue. Obviously, modern times have changed communication but our Constitution

has not. And, as the country has evolved, Congress has passed legislation directing

the Postal Service on how to continue fulfilling its constitutional duty. One such law

changed the U.S. Post Office Department to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The law

also requires that USPS satisfy its constitutional mandate while breaking even using

only postage revenue (in other words, no tax payers’ dollars). USPS has been successful

doing this with only a 45 cent stamp. Great job, USPS!

Unfortunately, in 2006 Congress passed another law directing that USPS pay for postal

retirees 75 years in the future. No other federal agency or private company has this

obligation. Even though this law has nothing to do with the mandate in the Constitution,

USPS has paid $5.5 billion every year for future retirees. It is this 2006 law that is

causing the financial woes of the USPS. And, as a result, USPS has had to consider all

options to save money, including cuts in days of service, closing postal facilities, and

eliminating jobs.

The USPS employs over a half million people by itself, and is responsible for at least

that many more jobs in the private sector. PostalUniformXpress.com, a leading online

store for low priced postal uniforms and accessories, is one of the many organizations –

with dozens of employees – that relies on USPS. Can’t we keep Americans working?

Does the USPS need to pay for retirees that are not born yet? Should the 2006 law be

changed?

Letter carriers protest against new bill

Letter carriers nationwide are protesting before the doors of their Senators’ offices. This week, the
Senate is considering legislation, S 1789, which would end Saturday mail delivery as well as phase out mail delivery to the porches and doors of homes. Letter carriers claim S 1789 will be destructive to the
Postal Service.

Since 2006, the Postal Service has been in the “red” financially, due to legislation that requires it to
deposit $5.5 billion each year to prefund for retirees up to 75 years from now. Unfortunately, this
prefunded money has been taken away from the Postal Service and used by Congress to offset other parts of the budget that have nothing to do with the Postal Service.

Without the 2006 law, the Postal Service would operate in the “black,” making a profit based only on the postage collected for mail. Incredibly, the Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars and is totally off budget. And, year after year, the Postal Service ranks as “highly trusted” by Americans, receiving a favorable rating of about 90%.

What do you think Congress should do? Does the 2006 law make sense? Should S 1789 be passed?

Attorney Joshua Javits appointed to mediate between the USPS and NALC

On February 13, 2012, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service announced that attorney Joshua Javits was appointed to mediate between the U. S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers.  The parties moved to the mediation phase of negotiations on January 20, when the USPS declared there was no advancement in the negotiations.  Javits will work with both sides in an attempt to help them reach a voluntary agreement. 

 

The law generally requires a sixty-day mediation period during which time the parties will try to negotiate a contract.  If, after the sixty days, there is no agreement, the parties will begin the arbitration phase.  During the arbitration phase, a three-arbitrator panel will be assigned to listen to testimony and arguments from both parties.  There is no time limit to the arbitration phase, and the arbitrators have the power to set the terms of the contract. 

USPS to take contract negotiations with the NALC

The U.S. Postal Service has decided to take contract negotiations with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to a federal mediator.  Under the law, parties must work with the mediator in an attempt to resolve differences and reach a negotiated contract.  If mediation fails to produce a contract, the parties will submit the matter to arbitration.  There, a panel of three arbitrators will be chosen.  One arbitrator is chosen by each side.  After each party selects its arbitrator, the two sides work through a list of arbitrators to select the third and final arbitrator.  This three-person arbitration panel will hear testimony and consider the surrounding facts in order to decide the specifics of the NALC and U.S. Postal Service contract.  The final decision from the arbitration will be binding and final.  Much is riding on these negotiations.  We wish the best to all involved.   

New postal regulations - uniform shoes should be made in the USA

Did you know that all postal regulations for shoes authorized for allowance purchases must be made in the USA?  That’s right!  And Thorogood shoes by Weinbrenner are the only “union made” shoes available for postal allowance purchases.  However, the cost of materials to make shoes has drastically increased, causing a significant rise in the price of shoes.  To help, Postal Uniform Xpress (mypux.com or postaluniformxpress.com) offers discount prices on all of their products, including postal shoes.  You can get great discounts on the web site, or call 800-331-7604 with full allowance orders for even bigger discounts.  Postal Uniform Xpress is your best deal on postal shoes.