Shoppers are panic-buying toilet paper amid port strike, but experts say there’s no need

(The Hill) -- While the major port strike on the East Coast and Gulf Coast could threaten Americans’ supply of bananas, it likely won’t directly cause a toilet paper shortage — but that hasn’t stopped consumers from panic-buying the product. After thousands of members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) stopped working and started striking Tuesday for a substantial pay increase and protections from automation after years of record profits