U.S. manufacturers are still shedding thousands of jobs, as workers ask White House for help
CBS News • • business
Key Points:
- Approximately 350 workers at Whirlpool's Amana, Iowa plant will be laid off on March 9, impacting a community reliant on the factory for eight decades and reflecting broader challenges in U.S. manufacturing despite President Trump's tariff policies aimed at revitalization.
- U.S. manufacturing jobs have declined by 83,000 during Trump's first year, influenced by automation, overseas wage competition, increased costs, and tariffs that have sometimes hurt domestic producers reliant on imported parts.
- The Whirlpool union has appealed to President Trump to halt layoffs, citing unfulfilled "America First" promises, while Whirlpool states the cuts are part of a modernization plan; the plant's workforce has already decreased from 3,000 in 2020 to 1,300 today,
