Category: Whirlpool

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR – News) today reiterated its 2004 full-year earnings guidance of $6.20 to $6.35 per share. As previously disclosed, the earnings guidance includes the company’s planned and currently projected expenses for ra…

WHIRLPOOL India has decided to continue with its ad agency, FCB Ulka, for the new categories it has ventured into such as microwaves and air-conditioners.

HOME-appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Slovakia has invested Sk3.5 billion (€86.5 million) in its 12 years of operation in Poprad in the Pre??ov region, upping its total output of automated washing machines to 1.5 million units, the TASR news wire wrote.

Whirlpool workers approved a new labor contract Thursday that will give them a raise of $1.05 an hour over the next five years, plus $2,300 in payments during that time. Dave Jones, president of Local 808 of the International Union of Electrical Workers, said after the vote that although he was “…

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR – News) today announced the promotion of David A. Binkley to senior vice president for global human resources, effective immediately. Binkley also was named to the company’s executive leadership committee.

Whirlpool worker Bill Bennett summed up his thoughts on the tentative labor agreement Wednesday like this: “I don’t think that you could do much better. I think you could do a lot worse,” Bennett said.

A weak economy and the difficulty of getting public support for a strike were among the factors union leaders considered when they recommended that workers ratify a five-year labor agreement with Whirlpool Corp. this week.

WHITE-goods manufacturer Whirlpool Slovakia has invested some Sk3.5 billion (€86.5 million) in its 12 years of operation in Poprad in the Pre??ov region, upping its total output of automated washing machines to 1.5 million units, the news wire TASR wrote.

Whirlpool and Local 808 have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract that will give workers a raise of $1.05 an hour over five years, plus $2,300 in lump-sum and signing-bonus payments over that time.

Negotiators for Whirlpool and Local 808 of the International Union of Electrical Workers have moved closer on wages, vacation eligibility and other issues this week as contract talks entered their final lap.