--- title: LMCT News | Insulators description: Insulators | --- [![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 ### Insulators --- July 26, 2024 ### [Co-founder of Youturn Health joins America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/co-founder-of-youturn-health-joins-americas-work-force-union-podcast) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Richard Jones, co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of [Youturn Health](https://youturnhealth.com/), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss what their organization does for people, especially those working in the construction industry.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/co-founder-of-youturn-health-joins-americas-work-force-union-podcast) 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) December 18, 2023 ### [Key bills still on docket as parliament adjourns for the holidays](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/key-bills-still-on-docket-as-parliament-adjourns-for-the-holidays) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) After an intense legislative session, it is officially a wrap on the fall sitting of the House of Commons. Parliamentarians will now head back to their respective ridings from coast to coast to ring in the holiday season. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/key-bills-still-on-docket-as-parliament-adjourns-for-the-holidays) 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). 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