Oh those sneaky unions! Even though employees at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant voted decisively to reject United Auto Workers representation, the UAW wasn't about to be stopped. They're here for the workers! Even if the workers want them gone. They're the Thing That Wouldn't Leave. And in this case, they are strangely getting an assist from management, which cut a separate deal to let the UAW come in and set up a local, despite the workers' vote. That means the UAW can set up operations and start recruiting members, the vote notwithstanding. And if they manage to recruit a majority, they will officially become the collective bargaining representative of the workforce: