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/…

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.

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.

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.”

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.