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UAW Membership Gained 1.1% in 2011 as U.S. Automakers Added Jobs

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The United Auto Workers membership rose 1.1 percent to 380,719 at the end of last year, the union’s second consecutive annual gain, as U.S. automakers added employees amid rising sales.

The UAW added 4,107 members from 376,612 in 2010, according to a filing yesterday with the U.S. Labor Department.