Dockworkers Strike Causes Toilet Paper Shortages
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•The U.S. port strike is not a reason to hoard toilet paper, experts say - National | Globalnews.ca
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Toilet paper shortages reported across the U.S. as dockworkers enter third day of their strike.
Experts say lack of supplies on shelves has little to do with the port strike itself.
Most of the toilet paper sold in the US and Canada is produced domestically.
The strike has blocked unloading of container ships from Maine to Texas , threatening shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts.
The Retail Council of Canada is monitoring the U.S. port strike in Canada .
The International Longshoremen’s Association is seeking a big pay raise and commitments to halt port automation projects it fears will kill jobs.
The ILA launched the strike by 45,000 port workers from Maine to Texas , its first major work stoppage since 1977 .
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