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LMCT co-hosts Greening Federal Buildings presentation
On Oct. 30, the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust and BuildingAction hosted an online presentation to highlight the need to pass the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act, H.R. 4663. The Greening Federal Buildings: Saving Energy and Taxpayer Money...
Mechanical Insulation Incentive Act Introduced into House
The Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) is proud to announce that on Oct. 26, Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced the Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2023. The bipartisan legislation will...
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act to be introduced soon
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), appeared on America's Work Force Union Podcast and gave an update on the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA). He also spoke about a Mechanical Insulation...
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Infrastructure Legislation Contains the INSULATE Buildings Act
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...
Build Back Better Legislation Has Mechanical Insulation Incentives
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...
Ielmini discusses the importance of firestop safety measures
According to the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, nearly six in 10 people killed in fires are not in the room where the fire originally started. This disturbing statistic speaks to the importance of firewall safety. If you can stop a fire from spreading, property damage...
Insulators’ Priorities for the 2022 Canadian Federal Budget
As the Government of Canada moves into the COVID-19 pandemic recovery phase, Insulators have prioritized advocacy toward investments in retrofitting Canadian buildings, as well as industrial and commercial facilities. These investments will help this growing sector...
LMCT and Building Action Host Mechanical Insulation Webinar
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...
Ielmini discusses veterans in the trades on AWF Union Podcast
As the labor shortage in the building trades increases, the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers and the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management and Cooperative Trust encourage people of all backgrounds to seek a career in the...
Ielmini promotes end-user training on AWF Union Podcast
The Mechanical Insulators LMCT is reaching out to end-users to educate them on the value of mechanical insulation. Mechanical Insulators LMCT Executive Director Pete Ielmini appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, a daily, labor-focused podcast, to explain...
LMCT Attends Rally to keep Illinois Nuclear Plants Open
Illinois residents, members of organized labor, the Mechanical Insulators LMCT and others attended a rally in Springfield to bring attention to the public support of nuclear power plants within the state. On May 28, hundreds of people attended a rally at the Illinois...
Support for Skilled Trades in Canada’s 2021 Federal Budget
The skilled trades are featured prominently in the government recovery plan, including the development of a new Apprenticeship Service to be delivered by Employment and Social Development Canada. Set to begin in 2021-2022, the government claims the new program will...