Trump’s tariffs aren’t saving jobs at Whirlpool’s Iowa refrigerator plant
Timothy Aeppel
Reuters
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CEOs of major companies say customers are running out of money. Food and energy prices are up significantly since 2020, but haven't decreased with slowing inflation.
AMANA, Iowa — If any company stood to gain from President Donald Trump’s trade war, it was Whirlpool and the workers assembling its iconic appliances in Iowa.
Union President Lisa Kinnick holds a copy of a union contract as she talks during a union meeting for Amana Whirlpool workers in the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 1526 at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, Iowa, June 13.
Marc Campbell, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks about a change he would like in a new contract during a union meeting for Amana Whirlpool workers in the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 1526 at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, Iowa, June 13.
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Greg Cousins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks during a union meeting for Amana Whirlpool workers in the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 1526 at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, Iowa, June 13.
Aaron Southard of Marion, Iowa, poses during a union meeting for Amana Whirlpool workers in the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 1526 at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, Iowa, June 13.
Union President Lisa Kinnick holds a copy of a union contract as she talks during a union meeting for Amana Whirlpool workers in the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 1526 at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, Iowa, June 13.
Marc Campbell, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks about a change he would like in a new contract during a union meeting for Amana Whirlpool workers in the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 1526 at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, Iowa, June 13.
Greg Cousins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks during a union meeting for Amana Whirlpool workers in the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 1526 at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, Iowa, June 13.
Aaron Southard of Marion, Iowa, poses during a union meeting for Amana Whirlpool workers in the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 1526 at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, Iowa, June 13.
