If you're referring to new-hires after Oct '06 not getting the leather for free, we can use our uniform points to offset the cost. Also, there have been quite a few very generous Capts that have bought leather jackets for new-hires.

Compared to my former employer (Delta), UPS has been more than generous when it comes to uniforms, flight kits, suitcases, and covering hotel costs during training. At Delta, we paid for everything....at UPS, I didn't pay for squat.