It is interesting (though not surprising) that Republicans threatened retaliation against Volkswagen if their workers unionized. (Volkswagen seemed to encourage their workers to form a union)

In any case, this is a big win for the conservative movement/establishment in the US. If the workers had voted to unionize and if the (Republican led) government had penalized Volkwagen (as they threatened), it would have been interesting to see whether Volkswagen might moved to a less union-unfriendly state.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/business/automaker-gives-i... has some additional details.