Ambassador Greer Meets with Blue-Collar Workers and Industry Leaders While Touring Manufacturing Plants Across Michigan and Ohio
Summary
USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer toured manufacturing plants in Michigan and Ohio including a drone production facility and Whirlpool's Perrysburg plant. The visits highlighted the Trump Administration's tariff program's impact on domestic manufacturing investment, with Whirlpool announcing a $60M expansion adding approximately 150 jobs. The Ambassador met with blue-collar workers, labor unions, and industry leaders to discuss reshoring and wage growth.
What changed
This press release announces USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer's factory tours across Michigan and Ohio in April 2026. The Ambassador visited facilities including a drone production plant and Whirlpool's Perrysburg plant—reportedly the world's largest washing machine factory—to discuss the Trump Administration's tariff program with workers, labor unions, and industry executives.
Affected parties including manufacturers and workers should note this reflects ongoing executive engagement on trade policy and domestic manufacturing priorities. The announcement highlights economic outcomes tied to tariff policy such as the Whirlpool $60M investment and 150 new jobs, though this is informational and does not create new regulatory obligations.
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Ambassador Greer Meets with Blue-Collar Workers and Industry Leaders While Touring Manufacturing Plants Across Michigan and Ohio
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WASHINGTON – Last week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer traveled across Michigan and Ohio to tour manufacturing plants, ranging from a drone production facility to the world’s largest washing machine plant. While walking the factory floor, Ambassador Greer met with blue-collar workers, a labor union, and industry leaders to discuss how President Trump’s tariff program is revitalizing our industrial base, reshoring production lines, raising wages, and spurring investment in the United States.
“Manufacturing plants are the bedrock of communities across our country, fueling local economies and supporting workers and their families,” said Ambassador Greer. “President Trump is using tariffs to accelerate America’s reindustrialization by incentivizing companies and countries to invest and build on American soil. The Trump Administration will continue to eliminate trade barriers to level the playing field for American workers and businesses, boosting our global competitiveness while expanding our manufacturing footprint.”
Here are the top headlines:
- The Blade: Whirlpool announces $60M Perrysburg factory, addition of about 150 jobs
- Fox News: Americans are making more and getting paid more to do it: US trade representative
- CNBC: Seeing manufacturing job growth in U.S., says Trade Representative Greer
- National Today: Trump Trade Rep Touts Manufacturing Rebound in Michigan Visit
- Reuters: Whirlpool to invest over $60 million in Ohio plant
- Fremont News Messenger: Whirlpool expanding with $60 million Perrysburg plant
- Politico: 'The plan is working': Trump's trade chief brushes off economic fears in Rust Belt tour
- The Detroit News: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer tours Atomic Industries
- The Great Voice: Ambassador Jamieson Greer Touring Plants in Michigan and Ohio
- Coalition for a Prosperous America: Started in America. Stayed in America. Whirlpool Corporation’s Ohio Investments and the Case for Domestic Manufacturing ###
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