--- title: LMCT News | Mechanical Insulators LMCT description: Mechanical Insulators LMCT | --- [![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 ### Mechanical Insulators LMCT --- November 27, 2024 ### [Pro-Mechanical Insulation legislation and IMAP discussed on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/pro-mechanical-insulation-legislation-and-imap-discussed-on-the-americas-work-force-union-podcast) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Pete Ielmini, Director of the Insulators LMCT, discussed the [Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lmct.insulators.org/fmia) to kick off his monthly appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/pro-mechanical-insulation-legislation-and-imap-discussed-on-the-americas-work-force-union-podcast) October 17, 2024 ### [Walsh inducted into the National Academy of Construction](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/walsh-inducted-into-the-national-academy-of-construction) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In early October, LMCT Deputy Director Gina Walsh was inducted into the [National Academy of Construction.](https://www.naocon.org/) [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/walsh-inducted-into-the-national-academy-of-construction) October 7, 2024 ### [Gina Walsh honored with NABTU Tradeswomen Lifetime Achievement Award](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/gina-walsh-honored-with-nabtu-tradeswomen-lifetime-achievement-award) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Deputy Director Gina Walsh was honored by the [North America’s Building Trades Unions,](https://nabtu.org/) who bestowed upon her a NABTU Tradeswomen Lifetime Achievement Award. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/gina-walsh-honored-with-nabtu-tradeswomen-lifetime-achievement-award) October 1, 2024 ### [Local 78 FMRP educates Fire Inspectors](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/local-78-fmrp-educates-fire-inspectors) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust completed another class designed to increase work opportunities in the firestop industry by educating Fire Inspectors. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/local-78-fmrp-educates-fire-inspectors) September 26, 2024 ### [Account Manager for Perspectives joins America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/account-manager-for-perspectives-joins-americas-work-force-union-podcast) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Gina Higgens, Account Manager for Perspectives, one of the two companies that makes up the Insulators Member Assistance Program (IMAP), filled in for Insulators LMCT Director Pete Ielmini’s monthly interview on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/account-manager-for-perspectives-joins-americas-work-force-union-podcast) August 29, 2024 ### [Director Ielmini Discusses FMIA and IMAP on pro-union podcast](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-discusses-fmia-and-imap-on-pro-union-podcast) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Executive Director Pete Ielmini made his monthly appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, where he discussed the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act and the Insulators Union Member Assistance Program.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-discusses-fmia-and-imap-on-pro-union-podcast) August 6, 2024 ### [Insulators IMAP addresses Apprenticeship Community](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/insulators-imap-addresses-apprenticeship-community) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Representatives from the Insulators Members Assistance Program, in cooperation with the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Fund, provided mental health awareness training at the Insulation Industry International Apprenticeship and Training Fund’s Joint Apprenticeship Conference (JAC) in Orlando, Fla. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/insulators-imap-addresses-apprenticeship-community) 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) July 9, 2024 ### [Support for bipartisan Federal Mechanical Insulation Act grows](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/support-for-bipartisan-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-grows) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) There is a growing momentum of bipartisan support from members of the House of Representatives who believe the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) should become law. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/support-for-bipartisan-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-grows) June 27, 2024 ### [Director Ielmini discusses FMIA, IMAP and new leadership initiative on AWF](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-discusses-fmia-imap-and-new-leadership-initiative-on-awf) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Executive Director Pete Ielmini made his monthly appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast from Orlando, Fla., where he was attending the Insulator Union’s annual training conference and Master Apprentice Competition.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-discusses-fmia-imap-and-new-leadership-initiative-on-awf) [Prev](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tag/mechanical-insulators-lmct/page/0) [1](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tag/mechanical-insulators-lmct/page/1) [2](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tag/mechanical-insulators-lmct/page/2) [3](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tag/mechanical-insulators-lmct/page/3) [4](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tag/mechanical-insulators-lmct/page/4) [5](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tag/mechanical-insulators-lmct/page/5) [Next](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/tag/mechanical-insulators-lmct/page/2) ## 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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