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Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Executive Director Pete Ielmini attended the Dec. 16 announcement by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris regarding the fast-tracking of lead pipe and lead paint removal as part of the bipartisan infrastructure...
While the Mechanical Insulators LMCT legislative advocacy has focused on mechanical insulation tax incentives included in the Build Back Better plan, the climate crisis demands we explore every opportunity to promote our work to save energy and reduce carbon...
Traditionally, Congress is not in session in August, as members of Congress are eager to depart the heat and humidity of the nation's capital to return to their home states and congressional districts. This year however, both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate were in...
On July 27, the Mechanical Insulators LMCT, in partnership with the Building Action organization, hosted a Mechanical Insulation Awareness webinar. Called Financing Better Buildings, the webinar focused on major benefits associate with mechanical insulation – energy...
During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, Rep. Linda Sanchez spoke about the importance of mechanical insulation. Sanchez has worked to develop the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act, which according to her website seeks to address the...
On April 23, President Joe Biden spoke on the second day of the Leaders Summit on Climate and specifically mentioned how addressing climate change will create good-paying Mechanical Insulator jobs. During his speech, Biden said the final session was not about the...
The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) looks forward to the Biden Administration delivering on campaign promises to be the most pro-labor administration in decades. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been proposing...
This year has been a challenge, so it should come as no surprise that the final 2020 legislation (H.R. 133) took longer than expected to get enacted into law, and this enormous bill contains both positive and unwelcome provisions. It is not uncommon for Congress to...
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...
Democratic Party Presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged his future support for the Mechanical Insulation industry. In an Aug. 15 letter to International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers General President James P. McCourt, Biden discussed...
On Sept. 4, HFIAW Local 78, Birmingham, Ala., hosted a Mechanical Insulators LMCT Firestop Market Recovery Program designed for Fire Inspectors.
Gina Higgens, Account Manager for Perspectives, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the resources offered to HFIAW members.
Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Executive Director Pete Ielmini made his monthly appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, where he discussed the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act and the Insulators Union Member Assistance Program. Ielmini...
Representatives from the Insulators Members Assistance Program, in cooperation with the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Fund, provided mental health awareness training at the Insulation Industry International Apprenticeship and Training Fund’s Joint...
Youturn Health co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer Richard Jones joined the America’s Work Force Union podcast to talk about what they do.
There is a growing momentum of bipartisan support from members of the House of Representatives who believe the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) should become law. Initially introduced by Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) and co-sponsor Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) on...