--- title: LMCT News | Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers description: Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers | --- [![LMCT Mechanical Insulators logo](https://lmct.insulators.org/hubfs/LMCT%20Twenty/_assets/logos/lmct-logo-full-color.svg "LMCT Mechanical Insulators logo")](https://lmct.insulators.org/) [Our Industry](https://lmct.insulators.org/our-industry) [Industrial/Commercial Mechanical Insulation](https://lmct.insulators.org/industrial-commercial-mechanical-insulation) [Asbestos Abatement](https://lmct.insulators.org/asbestos-abatement) [Firestop and Smokeseal](https://lmct.insulators.org/firestop-and-smokeseal) [Mechanical Insulation Evaluations](https://lmct.insulators.org/mechanical-insulation-evaluation) [Mechanical Insulation Energy Audits](https://lmct.insulators.org/mechanical-insulation-energy-audits) [Science of Insulation](https://lmct.insulators.org/science-of-insulation) [Contractors](https://lmct.insulators.org/contractors) [Political Activism](https://lmct.insulators.org/political-activism) [U.S. Federal Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/us-federal-issues) [Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lmct.insulators.org/fmia) [U.S. State Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/us-state-issues) [Canada Federal Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/canada-federal-issues) [About](https://lmct.insulators.org/about) [About LMCT](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-lmct) [About Insulators Union](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-insulators-union) [About Apprenticeship Training](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-apprenticeship-training) [About Contractor Association](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-contractor-association) [Women in the Industry](https://lmct.insulators.org/women-in-the-industry) [Mental Health Awareness](https://lmct.insulators.org/mental-health-awareness) [Media Gallery](https://lmct.insulators.org/media-gallery) [Downloadable Resources](https://lmct.insulators.org/downloadable-lmct-materials) [News](https://lmct.insulators.org/news) [Contact](https://lmct.insulators.org/contact) # Mechanical Insulation Industry News News About Our Industry ## Labor Management Cooperative Trust News --- Posts about ### Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers --- April 12, 2024 ### [Mid-Atlatnic States Conference begins IMAP training](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mid-atlatnic-states-conference-begins-imap-training) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Middle Atlantic States Conference hosted the initial Insulators Member Assistance Program (IMAP) Conference Level Training (CLT) event during its March Conference meeting. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mid-atlatnic-states-conference-begins-imap-training) March 6, 2024 ### [Pennsylvania Locals advocate for Mechanical Insulation legislation](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/pennsylvania-locals-advocate-for-mechanical-insulation-legislation) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) 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 Assembly. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/pennsylvania-locals-advocate-for-mechanical-insulation-legislation) September 27, 2023 ### [FMIA gaining support among House legislators](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/fmia-gaining-support-among-house-legislators) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust](https://lmct.insulators.org/) (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini joined the [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/disparity-in-men-and-women-safety-equipment-creates-jobsite-problems) (AWF) and gave an update on the status of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA). He also discussed the combined efforts of the LMCT and the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (IAHFIAW) to spread mental health awareness in the construction industry.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/fmia-gaining-support-among-house-legislators) June 26, 2023 ### [Local 78 successfully conducts the Firestop Market Recovery Program](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/local-78-successfully-conducts-the-firestop-market-recovery-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) 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 leadership and contractors to gain market share and increase Firestopping manhours.  As part of the training, an assessment of the existing market was conducted and then compared to other areas and best practices to ensure a customized... [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/local-78-successfully-conducts-the-firestop-market-recovery-program) February 22, 2023 ### [Mental Health Awareness and the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mental-health-awareness-and-the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), made his monthly appearance on America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about mental health awareness and the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mental-health-awareness-and-the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act) February 3, 2023 ### [Report: More work for federal agencies to achieve energy efficiency](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/morefederalworkforenergyefficiency) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Passage of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act would help achieve this goal. In December 2022, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that showed the need for continued congressional action to ensure the federal government adopts affordable clean energy and cost-saving energy efficiency technologies. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/morefederalworkforenergyefficiency) November 7, 2022 ### [Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference empowers women in construction](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tradeswomen-build-nations-conference-empowers-women-in-construction) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Gina Walsh, Deputy Director of the [Mechanical Insulators Labor Management and Cooperative Trust (LMCT)](https://lmct.insulators.org/), appeared on the [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/) and discussed the [Tradeswomen Build Nations](https://nabtu.org/twbn/) Conference – the largest gathering of tradeswomen in the world – held in Las Vegas from Oct. 28 to Oct. 30. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tradeswomen-build-nations-conference-empowers-women-in-construction) December 17, 2021 ### [VP Kamala Harris Unveils Lead Pipe and Paint Remediation Action Plan](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/vp-kamala-harris-unveils-lead-pipe-and-paint-remediation-action-plan) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Executive Director Pete Ielmini attended the Dec. 16 announcement by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris regarding the fast-tracking of lead pipe and lead paint removal as part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/vp-kamala-harris-unveils-lead-pipe-and-paint-remediation-action-plan) ## Find an LMCT Contractor Our signatory contractors uphold a high standard of quality of work and pay for their employers to receive industry-leading instruction through a Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program. 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