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The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust completed another class designed to increase work opportunities in the firestop industry by educating Fire Inspectors. On Sept. 4, HFIAW Local 78, Birmingham, Ala., hosted a Firestop Market Recovery Program...
Mechanical Insulators Local 78 in Birmingham, Ala., hosted the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Firestop Market Recovery Program in early June. The LMCT Firestop Market Recovery Program is designed to bring together Local Union...
Mechanical Insulators Local 75 in South Bend, Ind., hosted the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Firestop Market Recovery Program from May 8 to 11. Local 75 Business Manager Andrew Miller took part in the training and other Local Union officers,...
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, made his monthly appearance on the America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about the LMCT’s first Firestop Market Recovery Program held in 2023. On the March 23...
Insulators Local 6 Spearheads Firestop Market Recovery Sessions Insulators Local 6 hosted the Mechanical Insulator’s Firestop Market Recovery Program in early March in Boston. Local 6 signatory contractors and from the New York/New England States Conference...
Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the benefits of firestop work and a LMCT program to help both contractors and members of the International...
The Mechanical Insulators LMCT recently completed a successful Firestop Market Recovery Program. The LMCT Firestop Market Recovery Program is designed to bring together union leadership and contractors to gain market share and increase manhours in the growing...
Jim Petrides, Senior Mechanical Insulation Specialist for the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss a recent study that demonstrates the importance of mechanical insulation. Petrides...
In early 2025, the Insulators LMCT was asked to take part in a study on behalf of a regional sports authority group regarding mechanical insulation. Venue Solutions Group, the owner’s representative, requested the evaluation of a large baseball stadium and a...
Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) and Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) introduced the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act of 2025 which will help save taxpayer money.
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss critical topics impacting the mechanical insulation industry. The conversation centered around the...
Reps. Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) reintroduced the bipartisan Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act, H.R. 2463, today to create jobs and promote energy efficiency. The bipartisan legislation will create jobs for members of the...
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, recently appeared on America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss pivotal topics impacting the industry. Ielmini started by explaining the bipartisan effort to...