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After an intense legislative session, it is officially a wrap on the fall sitting of the House of Commons. Parliamentarians will now head back to their respective ridings from coast to coast to ring in the holiday season. During the last couple of weeks, sparks flew...
Members of the Insulators Union are among a group of advocates who are calling for the Canadian government to create a national plan to deal with asbestos within the build environment. Once a popular building material in Canada, asbestos is now recognized as a deadly...
The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators has always focused on growing the trade and assisting its membership in securing employment, defending their rights, protecting health and safety and advancing their interests. Fighting for fairness is at the...
Now more than ever, skilled tradespeople are in high demand to fill well-paying jobs and build rewarding careers. The most recent projections estimate that about 700,000 skilled trades workers are expected to retire between 2019 and 2028, creating an ever-growing need...
On Sept. 20, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party was re-elected to lead another minority government in Canada. Trudeau’s Liberals fell 14 seats short of the 170 needed to command a majority in the House of Commons. This is the second time in as many years...
As the Government of Canada moves into the COVID-19 pandemic recovery phase, Insulators have prioritized advocacy toward investments in retrofitting Canadian buildings, as well as industrial and commercial facilities. These investments will help this growing sector...
The skilled trades are featured prominently in the government recovery plan, including the development of a new Apprenticeship Service to be delivered by Employment and Social Development Canada. Set to begin in 2021-2022, the government claims the new program will...
On April 19, the first Canadian woman to hold the federal finance minister portfolio delivered the longest and arguably most significant budget in Canadian history. At more than 740 pages, Finance Minister Chyrstia Freeland’s first budget was both heavy and weighty...
Energy efficiency and mitigating climate change have become two underpinning priorities of the new relationship between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As two leaders aligned on the need for a green recovery, climate change and clean growth is...
This past year, the United States and Canada have encountered several major national and global challenges: the human and economic loss and pain of the COVID Pandemic; the increased and needed focus on systemic racism and diversity, and the existential threat of...
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...
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...
AI is no longer a future concept; it is actively reshaping construction demand, project delivery and expectations for building performance. For the mechanical insulation industry, the most immediate and measurable impact is the rapid expansion of AI data center...
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Heat and Frost Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), recently joined Jeremy Austerberger on the BIC Magazine Podcast to address one of the most urgent issues facing the construction industry: mental health and...
Mechanical insulation and firestopping are often behind-the-scenes construction work, but on modern projects, they are major drivers of energy performance, safety and long-term operating cost control. The first edition of “Mechanical Insulation in Action: Contractor...
The Insulators Labor-Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) participated in PowerGen 2026 (Jan. 20–22) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, to spotlight a proven but often under-specified lever for power plant performance: Mechanical...