Whirlpool to save plants, jobs in Italy

• Whirlpool (WHR -1.4%) has reached a preliminary accord with Italian trade unions not to lay off staff or close down plants in the country.
• The company had been in heavy talks for more than two months following its original restructuring plan to cut almost 2,000 Italian jobs.
• Previously: Whirlpool catches flak in Italy over job cuts (May. 20 2015)