A viral strike, a company with billions in revenue, and a local that refuses to be pushed around - Local 179 lays out exactly why this fight at IKEA matters far beyond one warehouse. Chris Richter and Tony Seminari break down the contract battle, the wage gap, the protection of rights language, and the kind of leadership that turns a picket line into a movement.This episode gets into the real mechanics of a first-contract fight: what workers are asking for, why IKEA’s “union friendly” branding doesn’t match the reality on the line, and how the company’s tactics - from temporary fencing and private security to replacement workers - are playing out in real time. You’ll hear how social media unexpectedly turned Tony into a viral face of the strike, why that visibility matters, and how the local is using it to get the truth out when major outlets sta ...