March 17, 2022

NABTU hosts TWBN March Webinar

March is Women’s History Month, and NABTU, along with NABTU’s Tradeswomen Committee, hosted a Winter Webinar for tradeswomen.

March 15, 2022

The Truth About Project Labor Agreements or PLAs

With President Joe Biden recently signing a historic Executive Order mandating the use of Project Labor Agreements on all federally funded projects over $35 million, the Mechanical Insulators LMCT has created this blog to help separate fact from fiction when it comes to PLAs.

February 28, 2022

Ielmini: PLA Executive Order is good for unions and communities

President Joe Biden’s Executive Order, which requires the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at more than $35 million, will apply to $262 billion in federal construction contracting and impact nearly 200,000 workers.

February 24, 2022

Biden’s PLA Executive Order will improve federal construction quality

On Feb. 4, President Biden signed an Executive Order requiring Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at more than $35 million. The Executive Order is expected to apply to $262 billion in federal construction contracting and impact nearly 200,000 workers.

February 10, 2022

Biden Mandates Use of PLAs

Applies to Federally funded projects over $35 million

January 28, 2022

A New York City tragedy: the deadly consequences of ignoring firestop

On Jan. 9, fire broke out in a third floor apartment at a 17-story high rise in the Bronx. Before long, thick smoke rose through the tower and filled all 17 floors, killing 17 people, including eight children. It was New York City’s deadliest blaze in three decades.

January 27, 2022

Missing firestop measures cause senseless deaths in New York tragedy

New York City’s deadliest blaze in three decades broke out on Jan. 9 in a 17-story high-rise in the Bronx. 

January 14, 2022

Firestop and the Deadly January New York City Fire

Millions of Americans live and work in buildings where a fire could result in a terrible tragedy.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Protection Handbook, nearly six in 10 people killed in fires are located in a room where the fire did not originate.

This disturbing statistic from the NFPA reveals the need to limit the spread of fire and smoke, as it speaks to the importance of firewall safety, specifically firestop.

December 29, 2021

Mechanical Insulators Will Abate Lead Paint Under Infrastructure Bill

Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss how the infrastructure bill will put union Mechanical Insulators to work across the nation. 

December 21, 2021

DOE Establishes New Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

DOE Will Oversee $20 Billion Federal Investment to Stand Up Clean Energy Projects Across the U.S. to Reach President Biden’s Net-Zero Goals 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the establishment of the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, a new DOE office that will help deliver on President Biden’s bold climate agenda, create new, good-paying jobs for American families and workers, and reduce pollution while benefitting disadvantaged communities.