"Whirlpool began cutting production lines from the plant and moving those to Mexico several years ago. Now we're seeing that they're making our product in Mexico. The number of workers at the plant has declined from nearly 3,000 just a few years ago to close to 1,300, and more cuts are likely."
"We're not seeing a ton of parts or new opportunities or changes in their platforms that might support all of us staying in the factory or even staying open long term. Whirlpool is the only big facility around this area. So they're about seven small towns that it's going to devastate when those people lose their jobs."
"Trump's trade policies appear to have done little for US manufacturing so far. The US has lost 83,000 factory jobs since Trump took office in January 2025, while Whirlpool continues to support the Trump administration's trade policies and claimed they will help bolster US manufacturing."
Whirlpool, the largest US appliance manufacturer, is cutting 341 jobs at its Amana, Iowa plant effective March 9, following 250 job cuts in July 2025. The company has simultaneously opened a new manufacturing facility in Mexico and shifted production lines there. Plant leadership reports workforce decline from nearly 3,000 to approximately 1,300 workers, with additional cuts anticipated. Despite publicly supporting Trump's trade policies as beneficial for US manufacturing, Whirlpool's actions demonstrate the opposite trend. The US has lost 83,000 factory jobs since Trump took office. Union officials and workers attribute job losses to production relocation to Mexico, raising concerns about long-term plant viability and regional economic impact.
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