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Tag: Amana
Jobs and labor
March 2026
This month, over 300 workers at the Whirlpool plant in Amana will be laid off. This is in addition to 250 layoffs last summer and another 250 reportedly under consideration. These are good-paying, union-represented positions that have anchored the local economy for generations. In the past five years, While the layoffs themselves are devastating, many workers will be hit twice: first by losing their jobs, and again by discovering that Iowa’s unemployment insurance system no longer offers the protections it once did. Lawmakers should undo their 2022 UI changes to support workers and economy in transition.