Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Next Vaccine Shipments, Essential Worker Strike
US Postal Service Dealing with ‘Historic' Volume of Holiday Mail If you mailed-out holiday gifts weeks ago thinking the packages would arrive in plenty of time for Christmas Day, you may want to check the status of the delivery. “This negative impact is compounded by the temporary employee shortage due to the COVID-19 surge, as well as ongoing capacity challenges with airlifts and trucking for moving this historic volume of mail,” said USPS spokesperson Tim Norman. The American Postal Workers Union said nearly 19,000 postal employees are currently in quarantine after either contracting,...