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Weber and Sanchez Introduce Federal Mechanical Insulation Act of 2025
Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) and Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) introduced the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act of 2025 which will help save taxpayer money.
Director Ielmini discussed firestopping, the FMIA and more on AWF podcast
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss critical topics impacting the mechanical insulation industry. The conversation centered around the...
Sánchez, Fitzpatrick reintroduce bipartisan MIIIA
Reps. Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) reintroduced the bipartisan Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act, H.R. 2463, today to create jobs and promote energy efficiency. The bipartisan legislation will create jobs for members of the...
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Local 78 successfully conducts the Firestop Market Recovery Program
Mechanical Insulators Local 78 in Birmingham, Ala., hosted the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Firestop Market Recovery Program in early June. The LMCT Firestop Market Recovery Program is designed to bring together Local Union...
Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Act passed in Illinois
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...
The Federal Mechanical Insulation Bill and Power of Apprenticeships
In a recent episode of the America's Work Force Union Podcast, Pete Ielmini, the Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), discussed the Federal Mechanical Insulation Bill. Ielmini told AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc that...
South Bend, Indiana, Local 75 tackles the Firestop Market
Mechanical Insulators Local 75 in South Bend, Ind., hosted the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Firestop Market Recovery Program from May 8 to 11. Local 75 Business Manager Andrew Miller took part in the training and other Local Union officers,...
Strategy needed to eradicate asbestos from Canada’s built environment
Members of the Insulators Union are among a group of advocates who are calling for the Canadian government to create a national plan to deal with asbestos within the build environment. Once a popular building material in Canada, asbestos is now recognized as a deadly...
Ielmini discusses President Biden’s commitment to the building trades
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke with host Ed "Flash" Ferenc about President Biden's appearance at the North American Building Trades Unions...
The ROI of Properly Installed Mechanical Insulation
The Heat and Frost Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust promotes mechanical insulation and firestopping initiatives. As clean energy and climate change make a larger impact on the industrial sector and the construction industry, mechanical insulation should...
Local 6 hosts first Firestopping Market Recovery class of 2023
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, made his monthly appearance on the America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about the LMCT’s first Firestop Market Recovery Program held in 2023. On the March 23...
LMCT conducts Firestop Market Recovery Program
Insulators Local 6 Spearheads Firestop Market Recovery Sessions Insulators Local 6 hosted the Mechanical Insulator’s Firestop Market Recovery Program in early March in Boston. Local 6 signatory contractors and from the New York/New England States Conference...