The last time Section 12406 was invoked before Trump was during the 1970 postal worker strike under President Nixon.
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Nixon used Section 12406 in 1970 when postal workers struck and mail delivery halted nationwide - a genuine emergency affecting essential services. Current deployment lacks comparable justification.
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