Are USPS transitional employees issued uniforms?
It is entirely up to the discretion of the area manager and each
stations manager or postmaster to decide whether to issue uniforms
to Transitional Employees (TE's). If they decide to do so the TE
gets an "allowance" that can be spent with any approved USPS
uniform supply company. The amount is based upon the time the TE
has worked for the post office. For each quarter (90 days) the TE
will be issued an allowance of $74.50.
Companies like Postal Uniform Discounters stock a full line of
approved USPS uniforms and will provide uniforms to TE's as long as
the TE has a USPS authorization letter for the uniforms.