Heat and Frost Insulators News and Events

Local 53's Max Perdomo explains his role as a Membership Development Rep

The Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (HFIAW) have adapted their approach to membership development. Local 53 New Orleans member Maximus A. Perdomo, Sr. is leading this new effort. 

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Local 89 members help Princeton make strides toward net zero

Members of HFIAW Local 89, Trenton and Atlantic City, N.J., are helping one of the nation's top universities take a huge step toward achieving its goal of carbon neutrality by its 300th anniversary. 

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Local 64 elects first female Business Manager

The members of HFIAW Local 64 Tulsa elected their first female Business Manager to lead the Local last fall. 

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Local 40 leader retires after 50 years in position

The longest-serving member of HFIAW Local 40 Albany, N.Y. has decided to retire, ending a 50-year run as the Local's Financial/Corresponding Secretary. 

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Local 48 Business Manager Phil Rainwater retires

In October, Phil Rainwater St., the longtime HFIAW Local 48 Atlanta Business Manager, retired, capping off a more than 40-year career in the Insulators Union.

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Recently elected HFIAW leaders attend New Officer's Training

A group of 43 newly elected HFIAW Local Union leaders recently completed the weeklong New Officers
Training class at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Md.

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The 2023 TWBN Conference sets attendance record

The 13th Annual Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) Conference set a new attendance record,  drawing a record of 3,787 tradeswomen (plus their male allies) from various building trades. The three-day event held at the Washington Hilton from Dec. 1-3 included a variety of workshops and distinguished speakers for the more than 4,000 total attendees. 

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Local 81 Brother running for Iowa State Rep. seat

A member of HFIAW Local 81 Cedar Rapids announced plans to run for a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives. 

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Local 16 lands Nevada megaproject thanks to federal Infrastructure Bill

In Nevada's dynamic construction landscape, where So-Called "Right to Work" laws often pose challenges, the Redwood Materials project in McCarren, Nev., signified a significant shift. 

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Ielmini talks Federal Mechanical Insulation Act and Construction Safety Week on national pro-union podcast

Pete Ielmini, Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Executive Director, appeared on The America’s Work Force Union Podcast and gave an update on the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act and Construction Safety Week. 

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