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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), recently joined Ed “Flash” Ferenc on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to provide timely updates on federal policy, life-safety priorities and member...
Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA) recently joined Ed “Flash” Ferenc on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the continued push for the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) and why mechanical insulation remains one of the most practical, proven tools...
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously voted to advance the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (H.R. 3474) out of committee, sending it to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The vote was a positive sign for the bipartisan bill, which...
Today, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy unanimously voted to advance the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (H.R. 3474) to the full committee for consideration. Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management...
On Sept. 16, Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) spoke about H.R. 3474, the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act, during a Subcommittee on Energy hearing. If passed as written, the FMIA will advance federal energy efficiencies, save tax dollars and reduce energy loss and...
The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) joined union and contractor leaders at the Central States labor-management meeting in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 15 to discuss a variety of issues, including political advocacy and mental health...
Over the past decade, the mental health of construction workers has moved from a subject few would raise to an open conversation about support and treatment. For contractors, that shift brings a practical question: how do you build mental health support into your...
Mental health and well-being are becoming central to how construction trades prepare the next generation of craft professionals. International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 34 in St. Paul, Minn., is helping lead that shift by...
For centuries, the type of work performed by construction workers has evolved. During the Industrial Revolution, for instance, worker alliances grew into unions built around a skilled labor pool that contractors could scale up or down with project demand. Today, this...
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 Sept. 29. He covered three topics: the energy costs from uninsulated pipe that the LMCT...
The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) spent Sept. 16–18 making the case for mechanical insulation energy conservation at the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) World Energy Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla. AEE World is one of the...