Whirlpool cuts 341 Iowa jobs as workers say production moved to Mexico despite tariff support
Feb 26th 2026
Whirlpool is cutting 341 jobs at its Amana, Iowa plant while workers and union leaders say the company has moved production to a new Mexico facility and continues to publicly support Trump era tariffs.
- 341 jobs at Whirlpool's Amana, Iowa plant will be cut effective March 9, 2026, following 250 cuts in July 2025.
- Union officials say Whirlpool opened a Mexico factory in August 2025 and shifted production lines there.
- Workers and union leaders say Amana headcount fell from nearly 3,000 to about 1,300 and warn more cuts are likely.
- Whirlpool describes the change as a multi year modernization that will keep refrigerator production plus add warehousing, parts production and sub assembly work.
- Despite publicly backing Trump era tariffs, the US has lost about 83,000 factory jobs since January 2025 and Whirlpool reported $300 million in tariff costs in 2025.
- Union representatives say affected employees have no severance, lose health insurance on layoff day, and face reduced unemployment benefits after Iowa cut eligibility to 16 weeks in 2022.