Whirlpool Corp. says recent layoffs at its Amana manufacturing facility are part of a broader effort to modernize the plant and keep it competitive long-term — a response that Iowa Republican U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson say they will continue to scrutinize as hundreds of workers prepare to lose their jobs.
IAM Union business representative Kristy Kerr (left) and retired Whirlpool maintenance worker Mike Ryan greet guests and union members Friday, March 6, 2026, to a rally in solidarity with union workers facing layoffs at Whirlpool’s Amana manufacturing facility. The rally was held at the Amana Performing Arts Center, 39 38th Ave., in Amana.
Hawkeye Area Labor Council Chaplin pastor Kevin Jones speaks before offering a blessing during a rally Friday, March 6, 2026, in solidarity with union workers facing layoffs at Whirlpool’s Amana manufacturing facility. The rally was held at the Amana Performing Arts Center. Come Monday, 341 workers at the plant will be laid off.
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs bows his head Friday, March 6, 2026, during a prayer for laid-off Whirlpool workers during a rally in solidarity with union workers facing layoffs at Whirlpool’s Amana manufacturing facility.
Hawkeye Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO Executive Director Rick Moyle bows his head Friday, March 6, 2026, while pastor Kevin Jones prays during a rally in solidarity with union workers facing layoffs at Whirlpool’s Amana manufacturing facility.
Hawkeye Area Labor Council Chaplin pastor Kevin Jones speaks before offering a blessing during a rally Friday, March 6, 2026, in solidarity with union workers facing layoffs at Whirlpool’s Amana manufacturing facility. The rally was held at the Amana Performing Arts Center. Come Monday, 341 workers at the plant will be laid off.
IAM Union business representative Kristy Kerr (left) and retired Whirlpool maintenance worker Mike Ryan greet guests and union members Friday, March 6, 2026, to a rally in solidarity with union workers facing layoffs at Whirlpool’s Amana manufacturing facility. The rally was held at the Amana Performing Arts Center, 39 38th Ave., in Amana.
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs bows his head Friday, March 6, 2026, during a prayer for laid-off Whirlpool workers during a rally in solidarity with union workers facing layoffs at Whirlpool’s Amana manufacturing facility.
Hawkeye Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO Executive Director Rick Moyle bows his head Friday, March 6, 2026, while pastor Kevin Jones prays during a rally in solidarity with union workers facing layoffs at Whirlpool’s Amana manufacturing facility.
