News About Our Industry
March 6, 2024
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 MoreOctober 26, 2023
The Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) is proud to announce that on Oct. 26, Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced the Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2023.
Read MoreMay 1, 2023
Members of the Insulators Union are among a group of advocates who are calling for the Canadian government to create a national plan to deal with asbestos within the build environment.
Read MoreJune 29, 2022
Insulators Local 24 Business Manager Brian Cavey appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the successful efforts by Local 24 leaders to lobby Maryland lawmakers to pass state legislation to establish the Maryland Mechanical Insulation Grant Program.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
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.
Read MoreApril 1, 2021
The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) looks forward to the Biden Administration delivering on campaign promises to be the most pro-labor administration in decades.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been proposing legislation for years that would provide tax incentives for mechanical insulation improvements.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2020
Democratic Party Presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged his future support for the mechanical insulation industry.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2020
The Mechanical Insulators LMCT is proud of our allies in theU.S. House of Representativesfor including funding to complete the Mesothelioma Patient Registry Feasibility Study in their Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations bill to fund the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2020
The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management and Cooperative Trust (LMCT) has been vocalizing support for mechanical insulation, the industry, the contractors and the workforce, on the legislative front.
Read MoreJuly 3, 2020
After much effort and coordination, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an infrastructure bill, which includes mechanical insulation tax incentives.
Read MoreOur 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. Discover the difference of trusting an LMCT contractor for your next project.
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