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...
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Director Ielmini talks Federal Mechanical Insulation Act and Construction Safety Week
Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Executive Director Pete Ielmini made his monthly appearance on The America’s Work Force Union Podcast and provided an update on the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act and Construction Safety Week. Ielmini started the...
Virtual event helps women support one another in the trades
Date: 2022-03-31 16:34:00 The union construction industry offers women an excellent opportunity to begin and sustain a successful career. Despite the great opportunities available, U.S. Department of Labor data reveals women represent only 3.4 percent of the...
NABTU hosts TWBN March Webinar
March is Women’s History Month, and NABTU, along with NABTU’s Tradeswomen Committee, hosted a Winter Webinar for tradeswomen. Held on the morning of March 5, the Tradeswomen Build Nations Winter Webinar is one of two online events meant to take the place of last...
Deputy Director introduces the TWBN Conference on labor podcast
Although construction continues to be a male-dominated field, women are making progress in Missouri and throughout the country. On the America's Work Force Union Podcast, Deputy Director Gina Walsh said women are beginning to see the value of the building trades and...
Virtual Event: 2020 Tradeswomen Build Nation Conference
The North America’s Building Trades Unions have announced the 2020 Trades Women Build Nations Conference will be a virtual event. In the past, this annual conference was held at different locations throughout North America and Washington D.C. was chosen to be the host...
Largest Construction Industry gathering of Women at TWBN Conference
One of the most popular and important construction industry events held in the U.S. and Canada is the Tradeswomen Build Nation conference. Each year, this event brings together women from all over the U.S. and Canada in order to provide them with empowerment...
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Ielmini on apprenticeship conference, FMIA and mental health
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined Ed “Flash” Ferenc on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast on June 25, where he was calling in from Phoenix, while attending the Insulation Industry...
Construction Worker Suicide Rates: Why Research and Union Support Matter
Insulators LMCT Applauds Sen. Cortez Masto's Leadership on Construction Mental Health The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) applauds U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-N.V.) for advancing two pieces of legislation that directly affect...
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...






