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6/ Others feel differently. “In the years I’ve been doing this, this is one of the craziest union-busting adjacent things I’ve ever seen,” said Bob Funk, executive director and founder of @LaborLabUS, a watchdog that tracks anti-union activities across the country.
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5/ Responding to Documented’s request for comment, Alarcón denied doing anything unlawful. He said he was volunteering his time to help workers dissatisfied with their union—“out of the kindness of my heart.”
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2/ Cesar Alarcón, a representative for Progressive Workers of the World Local 311, began meeting with Golden Krust workers at the plant where he promised to bring higher wages, more vacation days and lower union dues. documentedny.com/2026/09/23/…
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4/ Not everyone believed Alarcón and his promises. Some found out later he was not a union leader, but the former president of a now-defunct consulting firm specializing in “union avoidance”, or, helping management dissuade workers from joining a union.
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3/ Local 311 was carrying out an aggressive (but ultimately legal) practice known as a “union raid”: where a new union attempts to displace an existing one by forcing a vote among workers.
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Our latest investigation: The prospect of a new union was a welcome development for some workers at the Golden Krust manufacturing plant in the Bronx.
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Scoop 🚨 Why is one of New York's most notorious union-busters forming independent unions? Cesar Alarcón, an anti-union consultant, showed up at Golden Krust with a new union, Local 311. Was it a sham? New investigation for @Documentedny documentedny.com/2026/09/23/…
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Breaking 🚨 @NYCMayor Mamdani Delivers Largest Labor Enforcement Action in the City’s History DoorDash agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with the city for failing to pay nearly 260,000 delivery workers since 2022 New for @Documentedny documentedny.com/2026/09/22/…
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We are honored to be named a winner of the 2026 @CoveringClimate Now Journalism Awards! The article by @mandiu and @JazzminJiwa on climate change's effect on migration to New York City was recognized under the Displacement & Migration category. documentedny.com/2025/10/22/…
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