Whirlpool opened a new manufacturing facility in Mexico in August 2025, and union officials and workers say their manufacturing work and jobs have been moved there.

A turnaround has been derailed by product delays, problems with quality, higher tariffs in the U.S., its largest market, as well as a slowdown in China.

Fueled by robotics and AI, and following the trend in many factories, warehouses seem to be on a relentless march toward total automation. 

In a structurally volatile world, demographic decline isn't a relief valve. It’s a call to innovate faster than the population fades.

Companies should be aware of pending U.S. state forced labor laws, for example in California.

There’s been a lot of talk recently about designing robots in human form for manufacturing and distribution environments. Does that make sense? 

Union leaders say the Trump administration’s brutal immigration crackdown has not only scared workers but has also discouraged international tourism.

A union leader representing striking workers said: "BAE's profits are little short of obscene."

The Chester facility was understood to be part of the Trump administration’s plan to house 80,000 immigrants in warehouses across the country.

The Trump administration is pushing to cancel collective bargaining agreements for about 1 million federal workers, which would offset these slight gains.