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Leaders from Pennsylvania Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Locals 2, 14, 23 and 38 recently joined forces to advocate for the passage of Pennsylvania House Bill 491 from the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee to the General...
In February, the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust was excited to announce that Local 17 Chicago and Local 1 St. Louis formed a partnership to promote the Mechanical Insulation industry through state legislation. Once filed, Senate Bill 2049 and...
Legislation recently introduced in the Massachusetts legislature will go a long way in helping that state achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions while providing good-paying jobs for its residents. State Rep. Marjorie Decker (D-Cambridge) and State Sen. Paul...
Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit legislation has been introduced to both chambers of the Illinois state legislature Senate Bill 2049, the Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Act, was recently introduced in the Illinois State Senate by Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago),...
Insulators Local 24 Business Manager Brian Cavey joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and talked about his Local’s successful efforts to lobby Maryland state lawmakers to pass legislation to establish the Maryland Mechanical Insulation Grant Program. The...
Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed efforts to address construction worker suicide and the resources available to members of the International...
Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and explained why Mechanical Insulation tax incentives should be included in bipartisan legislation that revamps parts of the...
In early April, Maryland legislators passed a bill to create a grant program for the installation of Mechanical Insulation. The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Larry Hogan for his signature. For two years, Insulators Local 24 persistently advocated Maryland state...
As more people embrace the transition to green, renewable energy, millions of good paying union jobs will be created. The recently passed Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act puts the state on the path to be 100 percent independent of fossil fuels by 2045, and...
On Sept. 15, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2408 into state law. This legislation is the culmination of a lot of hard work between Climate Jobs Illinois (CJI), its legislative partners and environmental advocates. This state law will lead Illinois into...
Pete Ielmni, Executive Director of the LMCT, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss mechanical insulation bills, IMAP and more.
LMCT Deputy Director Gina Walsh was inducted into the National Academy of Construction, joined this elite group of over 400 construction industry leaders.
LMCT Deputy Director Gina Walsh was honored with the 2024 NABTU Tradeswomen Lifetime Achievement Award during the Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference.
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...