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...
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U.S. Federal Issues
Biden Stresses Support For Mechanical Insulation Industry
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...
Meso Patient Registry Slated To Receive Government Funds
The Mechanical Insulators LMCT is proud of our allies in the U.S. House of Representatives for including funding to complete the Mesothelioma Patient Registry Feasibility Study in their Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations bill to fund the Department of Labor, Health and...
Mechanical Insulation Industry Fighting For Legislative Progress
The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management and Cooperative Trust (LMCT) has been vocalizing support for mechanical insulation, the industry, the contractors and the workforce, on the legislative front. Recently, the Mechanical Insulators LMCT was able to influence...
Mechanical Insulation Tax Incentives Included In House Legislation
After much effort and coordination, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an infrastructure bill, which includes mechanical insulation tax incentives. Passed mostly along party lines, the $1.5 trillion Moving Forward Act will not be brought to vote in the Senate....
Legislation Seeks To Expand Mechanical Insulation Opportunities
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-De.) introduced legislation aimed at creating jobs and providing stimulus funding for infrastructure projects. The Open Back Better Act will provide funding for energy efficiency and resiliency...
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Record-Breaking Firestop Market Recovery Program (FMRP) Session held in Philadelphia
The Insulators Labor-Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) recently hit a major milestone in the expansion of life safety services. From Jan. 13 to 15, Insulators Local 14 in Philadelphia hosted the largest Firestop Market Recovery Program (FMRP) session to date,...
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...
Unanimous vote sends Federal Mechanical Insulation Act to full House
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...
UICA President Chris Grando joins AWF on behalf of LMCT
Chris Grando, President of the National Union Insulation Contractors Alliance (NUICA), recently joined Ed “Flash” Ferenc on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss how signatory contractors and the Insulators Union are strengthening collaboration, addressing...
Federal Mechanical Insulation Act advances out of subcommittee
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...
Insulators Southwestern States Conference focuses on Mental Health
On Oct. 28, Youturn Health, which partners with the Insulators Membership Assistance Program (IMAP), led a dedicated awareness and training session for International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers leaders at the Insulators Southwestern...





