“Solidarity”… At Least Until The Toilet Paper Runs Out

It’s only Day Two of the dockworkers’ strike shutting down all East and Gulf Coast ports.

While many of the nation’s unions and their members stand behind the International Longshoremen’s Association’s strike against the foreign-owned shipping and port conglomerates, ‘panic-buying’ is already appearing.

Consider this:

As union dockworkers began striking against employers at East and Gulf Coast ports early Tuesday morning, reports of panic-buying at supermarkets almost immediately started spreading across social media.

Video clips posted by social media users on X and Facebook showed people rushing to buy water, toilet paper, paper towels and other items at supermarkets and retailers across the U.S. 

“Are people already panic buying because of the Port Strike? Here are the grocery shelves in the water section at my local Kroger this morning. I realize that we are probably also low on water due to the Helene aftermath in East Tennessee, but still not great to see this already,” photographer and author Denise Van Patten posted in a social media video clip on X.

Micheal Coker posted on X, “Well the panic buying is in full swing in my little town in South carolina. Sam’s at 8:30 a.m., no water. Same at Walmart and grocery stores. Next will be toilet paper.”

Related:

• The clock is ticking before the port strike does serious damage to the US economy
• Port Strike Update: Union Turns Down ‘Nearly 50% Wage Increase’