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What documents Lindsay James's support for Whirlpool workers?

Matches stated direction. A signed February 2026 letter and IAM's rally attendance account document support. They do not establish strike-picket attendance, jobs saved or tariff causation.

Lindsay James

Support for Whirlpool workers

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described time on worker picket lines, standing with Whirlpool workers facing job losses, and linked corporate relocation decisions to tariff policy.

What the record shows ·

A February 26, 2026 letter lists James among Iowa legislators asking Whirlpool to reconsider planned layoffs at its Amana plant. In a March 10 report, IAM Union names her among elected officials and candidates who joined workers at a solidarity rally co-hosted by IAM District 6 and the Hawkeye Area Labor Council. The letter and the organizer's account document these two acts of support.

Limit: The letter and organizer account document these acts of support. March 10 is the report publication date; the report does not establish the rally's exact date. The organizer's solidarity rally is not proof of strike-picket attendance or her wider picket-line history. These records do not establish jobs saved, the company's response or tariff causation for each relocation decision.

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  1. October 1 debate, James on standing with Whirlpool workershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=511s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    08:31-09:13, source segments 230-245. Only her stated support/advocacy is compared; surrounding corporate allegations and tariff causation are not adopted. Retained native-caption paraphrase, not a certified exact quotation.

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  2. Iowa legislators' letter to Whirlpool, February 26, 2026 (document)

    Iowa House and Senate members (copy hosted by IAM Union) · Published Feb 26, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Primary letter dated February 26. Its second page lists Rep. Lindsay James, House District 71 among signatories asking Whirlpool to reconsider planned Amana layoffs. Both text and rendered signatory page read. Used only for authorship and requested action, not for its corporate, subsidy, profit or relocation allegations.

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  3. IAM Union organizer press release on the Whirlpool worker rally, March 10, 2026https://www.goiam.org/news/imail/iam-union-brings-together-labor-community-allies-as-whirlpool-eliminates-nearly-400-jobs/

    IAM Union · Published Mar 10, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Primary union press release/original organizer account, not an independent news report or an official government record. It identifies co-hosts IAM District 6 and Hawkeye Area Labor Council and lists James among officials/candidates who joined workers. Used for the organizer's attendance account only. It does not supply an exact rally date; March 10 is the report date. Corporate allegations, job counts and causation in the release are outside this check.

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