--- title: LMCT News | Pete Ielmini description: Pete Ielmini | --- [![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 ### Pete Ielmini --- 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 23, 2024 ### [Ielmini discusses Federal Mechanical Insulation Act, HUD, IMAP and more on AWF](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/ielmini-discusses-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-hud-imap-and-more-on-awf) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Pete Ielmini, Director of the Insulators LMCT, kicked off his monthly appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast by updating the progress on the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/ielmini-discusses-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-hud-imap-and-more-on-awf) 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) 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) May 22, 2024 ### [Ielmini talks training and mental health on the AWF Union Podcast](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-talks-training-and-mental-health-on-the-awf-union-podcast) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Executive Director Pete Ielmini appeared May 22 on the [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/) to discuss the importance of training and mental health awareness in the construction industry.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-talks-training-and-mental-health-on-the-awf-union-podcast) April 24, 2024 ### [Director Ielmini talks Federal Mechanical Insulation Act and Construction Safety Week](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-talks-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-and-construction-safety-week) - [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 and provided an update on the [Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sanchez-weber-introduce-legislation-support-energy-efficiency-federal#:~:text=S%C3%A1nchez%20(D%2DCA)%20and,taxpayer%20savings%20and%20emissions%20reductions.) and Construction Safety Week.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-talks-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-and-construction-safety-week) 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 28, 2024 ### [Director Ielmini meets with congressional staffers regarding the FMIA](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-meets-with-congressional-staffers-regarding-the-fmia) - [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 to talk about the lobbying efforts to pass the [Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sanchez-weber-introduce-legislation-support-energy-efficiency-federal#:~:text=S%C3%A1nchez%20(D%2DCA)%20and,taxpayer%20savings%20and%20emissions%20reductions.).  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/director-ielmini-meets-with-congressional-staffers-regarding-the-fmia) March 15, 2024 ### [LMCT hosts HUD leaders at HFIAW Local 24](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/lmct-hosts-hud-leaders-at-hfiaw-local-24) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Mechanical Insulators LMCT hosted leaders from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the Insulators Local 24 Union Hall/Training Center to discuss Mechanical Insulation and Firestop technologies and how they could benefit HUD. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/lmct-hosts-hud-leaders-at-hfiaw-local-24) 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. 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