Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out for the first time since 1977 in a standoff over wages, benefits and job security.

The port strike has begun, and countless American consumers are wondering what to stock up on now that there will be a widespread shortage on various goods.

Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports, according to the union, choking off the flow of many of the nation’s imports and exports in what could become America’s most disruptive work stoppage in decades.