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Ielmini on AWF: Skills, Safety and Contracting

Ielmini on AWF: Skills, Safety and Contracting

Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), returned to the America’s Work Force Union Podcast on Feb. 25, for his monthly conversation with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc. This month’s discussion shifted from...

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Insulators Local 34 hosts IMAP for apprentices

Insulators Local 34 hosts IMAP for apprentices

In the construction industry, there is a need for tradesmen and tradeswomen to prioritize their mental health well-being. International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 34, St. Paul, Minn., is one Local up to the challenge of making...

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N.Y. Gov. Hochul Signs Landmark Pro-Labor Legislation

N.Y. Gov. Hochul Signs Landmark Pro-Labor Legislation

Will benefit New York’s Insulators New York State has once again raised the bar for worker protections and labor rights. On the eve of New York City’s Labor Day Parade, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a comprehensive package of pro-labor bills designed to strengthen...

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LMCT presents on Mental Health Well-Being, Firestop at JAC

LMCT presents on Mental Health Well-Being, Firestop at JAC

The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) promoted the mechanical insulation industry and mental health awareness at the 2025 Insulation Industry International Training Fund Joint Apprenticeship Conference. Held in Chicago from June 23 to 26,...

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Insulators IMAP addresses Apprenticeship Community

Insulators IMAP addresses Apprenticeship Community

Representatives from the Insulators Members Assistance Program, in cooperation with the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Fund, provided mental health awareness training at the Insulation Industry International Apprenticeship and Training Fund’s Joint...

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Senior Signing Day: From a graduation cap to a hard hat

Senior Signing Day: From a graduation cap to a hard hat

Insulators Local 19 Business Manager Brett Large joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed his Local’s efforts to expand its apprenticeship program, including the implementation of Senior Signing Day. He also spoke about the Local’s first female...

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Ielmini on FMIA momentum, trade shows and the case for nuclear power

Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), returned to the America’s Work Force Union Podcast on May 28 for his monthly conversation with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc. With the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act...

Insulators Advocate for S. 4312 on Capitol Hill

The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) is proud to report that representatives from the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers and HFIAW business managers from Local Unions across the country, made their...

Ielmini on the FMIA Senate bill and the four pillars under attack

Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined host Ed “Flash” Ferenc on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast on April 23, fresh off the NABTU Legislative Conference in Washington. The episode was...

Federal Mechanical Insulation Act Introduced into Senate

The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) is proud to announce the introduction of the bipartisan Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) on April 16. Properly...

Local 80 Firestop Training Helps Market Recovery in West Virginia

In late March, leaders from Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 80 and some of the Local’s signatory contractors participated in the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Firestop Market Recovery Program. The program is...

Ielmini on how AI is driving construction demand for Insulators

Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined host Ed “Flash” Ferenc on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast on March 26 for a wide-ranging conversation on artificial intelligence becoming one of the...

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