A flawed election?

No, not that. It's so 2004.

I'm talking about this:

In an election closely watched nationwide, workers at a Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express here voted 17-1 today against union representation.

A spokesman for the United Food and Commercial Workers who announced the outcome said the group will ask the National Labor Relations Board to throw the results out, saying no union member was allowed to observe the election and Wal-Mart added employees to the unit to dilute the strength of the union supporters.

Wal-Mart declined to comment.

For more on Wal-Mart, read this timely article.