IBEW Local 1985 Member Pin Hopes on Whirlpool buyout of Maytag (and their own Hoover)

Officials Hope For Hoover Revival With Potential Maytag Buyout

North Canton Plant To Remain Open At Least 3 Years

UPDATED: 10:21 am EST December 23, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Officials in North Canton are hopeful that Whirlpool's potential buyout of rival Maytag will revive the Hoover factory and offices.

Hoover, based in North Canton, is a Maytag brand that makes vacuum cleaners and floor-care products.

Iowa-based Maytag is cutting 300 jobs from the Ohio plant but has said it will keep the plant open for at least three years.

Jim Repace, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1985, said he hopes employees will get a chance to prove themselves to Whirlpool.

Mayor David Held said he believes the deal will help keep jobs in North Canton.





















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