Americans hoping their packages will arrive in time for a Christmas Day celebration may be in for a rude awakening this year. The Postal Service is also under additional pressure to deliver bills, medications, financial stimulus checks, and process absentee ballots ahead of the Jan. 5 Georgia Senate runoffs. Complicating matters further is that nearly 19,000 of its 644,000 workers called in sick or were forced to isolate during the months-long pandemic, according to the American Postal Workers Union. FedEx's deadline to arrive by Christmas Day was Dec. 9 for SmartPost and Dec. 16 for ground shipping. Between Dec. 13 and 17, UPS had the highest rate at almost 95%, FedEx hovered slightly above 92%, and the Postal Service was just above 86%.

Source: Fox News December 22, 2020 20:03 UTC