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          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_SPTTLINTLIDXCLCMember" xlink:label="mtw_SPTTLINTLIDXCLCMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDGOVTMMKTMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDGOVTMMKTMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2040QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2040QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_SPTTLMRKTIDXCLCMember" xlink:label="mtw_SPTTLMRKTIDXCLCMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2070QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2070QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDUSBONDIDXMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDUSBONDIDXMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_VICTINTSMMDCPVLCMember" xlink:label="mtw_VICTINTSMMDCPVLCMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2060QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2060QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_MFSINTLEQUITY3AMember" xlink:label="mtw_MFSINTLEQUITY3AMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_MIPIICL1Member" xlink:label="mtw_MIPIICL1Member"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2045QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2045QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2035QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2035QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_CONESTOGASMIDCAPAMember" xlink:label="mtw_CONESTOGASMIDCAPAMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDELITYBROKERAGELINKMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDELITYBROKERAGELINKMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2050QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2050QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLDRETQMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLDRETQMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2055QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2055QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_MANITOWOCSTOCKMember" xlink:label="mtw_MANITOWOCSTOCKMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2065QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2065QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2030QMember" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2030QMember"/>
          <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mtw-20251231.xsd#mtw_PRUCOREPLBDCL5Member" xlink:label="mtw_PRUCOREPLBDCL5Member"/>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Additions:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForPaymentToParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForPaymentToParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Benefits paid to participants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTrusteeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Trustee</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTrusteeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Trustee [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Receivable [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Receivables:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 2</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBPPlanTerminationLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Plan Termination [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBPPlanTerminationLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">EBP, plan termination.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanAllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Allowance for Credit Losses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanAllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, allowance for credit losses.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanAllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Allowance for credit losses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Fiscal Period Focus</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Employer Contribution, Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employer contributions, receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAccountDecreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Employer Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAccountDecreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reduction in employer contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForm5500CaptionNetIncomeLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Income (Loss)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForm5500CaptionNetIncomeLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net additions in net trust assets available for plan benefits per the Form 5500</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Tax Status [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500NetAssetsAvailableForBenefitMarketAdjustment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Net Assets Available for Benefit, Market Adjustment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500NetAssetsAvailableForBenefitMarketAdjustment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, reconciliation to form 5500, net assets available for benefit, market adjustment.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500NetAssetsAvailableForBenefitMarketAdjustment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Common collective trust fund market adjustment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanOtherRedemptionRestrictions_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Redemption Restrictions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanOtherRedemptionRestrictions_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Other Redemption Restrictions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanOtherRedemptionRestrictions_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, other redemption restrictions.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAccount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAccount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Forfeited non-vested account</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Description of Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestIncomeOnNoteReceivableFromParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestIncomeOnNoteReceivableFromParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest income on notes receivable from participants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentIdentifierAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investment, Identifier [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Plan administrative expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanProfitSharingMatchTrueUpAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Profit Sharing Match True Up Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanProfitSharingMatchTrueUpAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan profit sharing match true-up amount.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanProfitSharingMatchTrueUpAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Profit-sharing match true-up amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Non-union employees matching contribution percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentIssuerNameExtensibleEnumeration_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Issuer Name [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Matching Percentage for Union Employees</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage for union employees.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Union employees matching contribution percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployeesOnThirdContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Matching Percentage For Union Employees On Third Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployeesOnThirdContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage for union employees on third contribution.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployeesOnThirdContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Union employees third matching contribution percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintiesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Risk And Uncertainties [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintiesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Ebp Risk And Uncertainties Table</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintiesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Risk And Uncertainties [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintiesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Ebp Risk And Uncertainties [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maximum amount participants may borrow from the Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantMaximumRepaymentPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Repayment term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantMaximumRepaymentPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Note Receivable from Participant Maximum Repayment Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantMaximumRepaymentPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan note receivable from participant maximum repayment period.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common Collective Trusts</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Collective Trust [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Amendment Flag</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash and Noncash</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash and Noncash, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employer</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Deductions:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMinimumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Minimum Borrowing, Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMinimumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Minimum amount participants may borrow from the Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInvestmentsEntitiesThatCalculateNetAssetValuePerShareLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerCommonStockFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Employer, Common Stock Fund [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerCommonStockFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Common Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerCommonStockFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Company Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfYearsOfServiceInVestingOfEmployeeContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Number of Years of Service in Vesting of Employee Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfYearsOfServiceInVestingOfEmployeeContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan number of years of service in vesting of employee contribution.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfYearsOfServiceInVestingOfEmployeeContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of years of service in vesting of employee contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentTypeExtensibleEnumeration_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Current Value, Type [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investment Type [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Type</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlansVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plans Vesting Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlansVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plans vesting percentage.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlansVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Participants accounts vested percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSelfDirectedBrokerageAccountMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Self-Directed Brokerage Account [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSelfDirectedBrokerageAccountMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Brokerage Link</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSelfDirectedBrokerageAccountMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Fidelity Brokerage Link</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAmountUsedToOffsetPlanExpenses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Nonvested Amount Used to Offset Plan Expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAmountUsedToOffsetPlanExpenses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan forfeited nonvested amount used to offset plan expenses.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAmountUsedToOffsetPlanExpenses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Payment of plan expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Investment Valuation and Income Recognition</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Accounting Policy [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanBasisOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Basis of Accounting</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanBasisOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Current Fiscal Year End Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Description of Plan [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerCommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Employer, Common Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerCommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Employer, Common Stock [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest and dividends</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployeesOnSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Matching Percentage For Union Employees On Second Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployeesOnSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage for union employees on second contribution.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageForUnionEmployeesOnSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Union employees second matching contribution percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForm5500CaptionNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForm5500CaptionNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net assets available for plan benefits per the Form 5500</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentNumberOfShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Number of Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentNumberOfShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of shares held</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Minimum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Minimum</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Party- in-Interest Transactions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 3</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total contributions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustParticipationStatusExtensibleEnumeration_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsVariableRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Notes Receivable from Participants Variable Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsVariableRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan notes receivable from participants variable rate.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsVariableRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Notes receivable interest rate from participants accounts</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentSoldExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustSellingPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment Sold, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Selling Price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentSoldExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustSellingPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">EBP, investment sold, excluding plan interest in master trust, selling price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500LineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanExpensePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Expense [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanExpensePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Administrative Expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerProfitSharingContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Profit-sharing contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerProfitSharingContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Profit Sharing Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerProfitSharingContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer profit sharing contribution.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Information [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredAtNetAssetValuePerShareMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredAtNetAssetValuePerShareMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Investments at Net Asset Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionExcludingRollover_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionExcludingRollover_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Participant</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentEstimatedUsingNetAssetValuePerShareTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Investment Estimated Using Net Asset Value Per Share [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentEstimatedUsingNetAssetValuePerShareTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure of fair value of investment estimated using net asset value per share.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentEstimatedUsingNetAssetValuePerShareTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Fair Value Investments Estimated Using Net Asset Value Per Share</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Contributions:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintiesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Risk And Uncertainties Abstract</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintiesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">EBP Risk And Uncertainty Abstract</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionAutomaticDeferralRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionAutomaticDeferralRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, automatic deferral rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value, Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value, Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Total Investments, at fair value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Total investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanUseOfEstimatePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Use of Estimates</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanUseOfEstimatePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnThirdContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Matching Percentage on Third Contribution to Union Employees</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnThirdContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage on third contribution to union employees.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnThirdContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage on third contribution to union members</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MutualFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Mutual Fund [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MutualFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Mutual Funds</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentAcquiredExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment Acquired, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentAcquiredExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">EBP, investment acquired, excluding plan interest in master trust, cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_WesternAssetCoreBondR3Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Western Asset Core Bond R3 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_WesternAssetCoreBondR3Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Western Asset Core Bond R3</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_WesternAssetCoreBondR3Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Western Asset Core Bond R3</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetValuePerShareTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Net Asset Value Per Share [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetValuePerShareTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The entire disclosure for net asset value per share.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetValuePerShareTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net Asset Value Per Share</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Measurement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRedemptionFrequency_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Redemption Frequency</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRedemptionFrequency_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Redemption Frequency</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRedemptionFrequency_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, redemption frequency.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500TableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500TableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Reconciliation of Change in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentParticipantLoanAfterDeemedDistribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentParticipantLoanAfterDeemedDistribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, Asset held for investment, Participant loan, after deemed distribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500NetAssetAvailableForBenefitMarketAdjustment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Common collective trust fund market adjustment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500NetAssetAvailableForBenefitMarketAdjustment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Net Asset Available for Benefit, Market Adjustment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500NetAssetAvailableForBenefitMarketAdjustment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, reconciliation to form 5500, net asset available for benefit, market adjustment.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Schedule of Assets [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan schedule of assets.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Notes receivable from participants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Period End Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionPretaxMaximumAnnualCompensationToTotalCompensationPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Pretax Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionPretaxMaximumAnnualCompensationToTotalCompensationPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution pretax maximum annual compensation to total compensation percentage.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionPretaxMaximumAnnualCompensationToTotalCompensationPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Annual employer contributions to a participant's account, percentge</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maximum percentage of amount participants may borrow</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanTerminationTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Plan Termination [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanTerminationTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Plan Termination</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cover [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_CommonCollectiveTrustFundsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Collective Trust Funds [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_CommonCollectiveTrustFundsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Common Collective Trust Funds</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_CommonCollectiveTrustFundsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common Collective Trust Funds</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investments [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Investment income:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net assets available for benefits</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Net assets available for benefits, end of year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRedemptionNoticePeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Redemption Notice Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRedemptionNoticePeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, redemption notice period.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanRedemptionNoticePeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Redemption Notice Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ConestogaSmallMid-CapGrowthCIFClassCMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Conestoga Small/Mid-Cap Growth CIF Class C [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ConestogaSmallMid-CapGrowthCIFClassCMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Conestoga Small/Mid-Cap Growth CIF Class C</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ConestogaSmallMid-CapGrowthCIFClassCMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Conestoga Small/Mid-Cap Growth CIF Class C</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBP001Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP 001 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBP001Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">EBP 001.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBP001Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">EBP 001</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBPPlanTerminationAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Plan Termination Abstract</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBPPlanTerminationAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Plan termination abstract.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCurrentValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCurrentValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, asset held for investment, excluding plan interest in master trust, current value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Notes Receivable from Participants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Fiscal Year Focus</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net appreciation in fair value of investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan employer contribution participant compensation matched percentage on first contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Matching Percentage on Second Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage on second contribution.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage on second contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerNonElectiveContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Non Elective Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerNonElectiveContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer non elective contribution.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerNonElectiveContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Non-elective contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ConestogaSmallMid-CapGrowthCIFClassAMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Conestoga Small/Mid-Cap Growth CIF Class A [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ConestogaSmallMid-CapGrowthCIFClassAMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Conestoga Small/Mid-Cap Growth CIF Class A</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ConestogaSmallMid-CapGrowthCIFClassAMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Conestoga Small/Mid-Cap Growth CIF Class A</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Plan Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Plan Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentInformationTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Information [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_MFSInternationalEquityFundClass3AMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">MFS International Equity Fund Class 3A [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_MFSInternationalEquityFundClass3AMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">MFS International Equity Fund Class 3A</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_MFSInternationalEquityFundClass3AMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">MFS International Equity Fund Class 3A</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_LegalEntityAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Legal Entity [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Assets:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total investment income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionRollover_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Rollover</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionRollover_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Rollover</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ManagedIncomePortfolioIIMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Managed Income Portfolio II [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ManagedIncomePortfolioIIMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Managed Income Portfolio II</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_ManagedIncomePortfolioIIMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Managed Income Portfolio II</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Accounting Policy, Accounting Standard Update, and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBPPlanTerminationTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Plan Termination [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EBPPlanTerminationTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">EBP plan termination.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Employee benefit plan, asset held for investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500Table_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanUnfundedCommitment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Unfunded Commitment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanUnfundedCommitment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, unfunded commitment.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanUnfundedCommitment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unfunded Commitment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Tax Status [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Tax-Exempt Status of the Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Maximum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maximum</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_PrudentialCorePlusBondFundClass5Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Prudential Core Plus Bond Fund Class 5</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_PrudentialCorePlusBondFundClass5Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Prudential Core Plus Bond Fund Class 5 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_PrudentialCorePlusBondFundClass5Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Prudential Core Plus Bond Fund Class 5</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Dividend Income on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, change in net asset available for benefit, increase from dividend income on investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnSecondContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Matching Percentage on Second Contribution to Union Employees</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnSecondContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage on second contribution to union employees.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnSecondContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage on second contribution to union members</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total receivables</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanInterestRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanInterestRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, asset held for investment, participant loan, interest rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanInterestRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Notes receivable interest rate on existing loans</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500TextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500TextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reconciliation of the Manitowoc Company, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Financial Statements to Form 5500</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_VictoryIntegritySmallMid-CapValueCollectiveFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Victory Integrity Small/Mid-Cap Value Collective Fund [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_VictoryIntegritySmallMid-CapValueCollectiveFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Victory Integrity Small/Mid-Cap Value Collective Fund</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_VictoryIntegritySmallMid-CapValueCollectiveFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Victory Integrity Small/Mid-Cap Value Collective Fund</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReconciliationToForm5500Abstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Risks and Uncertainties</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentageSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Participant Compensation Matched Percentage Second Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentageSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution participant compensation matched percentage second contribution.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentageSecondContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan employer contribution participant compensation matched percentage on second contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total deductions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 1</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnFirstContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Matching Percentage on First Contribution to Union Employees</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnFirstContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage on first contribution to union employees.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentageOnFirstContributionToUnionEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan employer contribution matching percentage on first contribution to union members</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanMatchingContributionAnnualVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Annual vesting percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanMatchingContributionAnnualVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Matching Contribution Annual Vesting Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_EmployeeBenefitPlanMatchingContributionAnnualVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan matching contribution annual vesting percentage.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Tax Status [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">EBP, Tax Status [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanMaturityDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Maturity Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanMaturityDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, asset held for investment, participant loan, maturity date.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net increase in net assets available for benefits</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Net additions in net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Tax Status [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentPartyInInterest_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Party-in-Interest [true false]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2025QMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">FID FRDM BLND 2025 Q.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_SPTTLINTLIDXCLCMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SP TTL INTL IDX CL C [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_FIDGOVTMMKTMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">FID GOVT MMKT [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_FIDFRDMBLND2040QMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">FID FRDM BLND 2040 Q.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="mtw_SPTTLMRKTIDXCLCMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SP TTL MRKT IDX CL C.</link:label>
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</xsd:schema>
