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Insulators Advocate for S. 4312 on Capitol Hill

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...

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Federal Mechanical Insulation Act Introduced into Senate

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...

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Rep. Linda Sanchez discusses FMIA progress on AWF Union Podcast

Rep. Linda Sanchez discusses FMIA progress on AWF Union Podcast

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...

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Rep. Weber discusses FMIA in Energy Subcommittee Hearing

Rep. Weber discusses FMIA in Energy Subcommittee Hearing

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...

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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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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...

The Impact of AI on the Mechanical Insulation Industry

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...

Ielmini discusses construction mental health on BIC Magazine Podcast

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...

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