Postal Workers Alarmed About Their Retirement: 'Sheer Chaos' Over Account Cut, Worker Says

A U.S. Postal Service decision to suspend employer contributions to a postal worker retirement account is causing alarm among its employees. “It was sheer chaos on the work floor when everybody found out about it this morning,” said Clarice Torrence, who has worked for the Postal Service for 32 years. “How long is this going to go on? Are they going to play catch-up?”

While the Postal Service has said this is a temporary measure, the president of the American Postal Workers Union said he is not assured that employees will not be negatively affected.

“We will take every step necessary to