In the runup to the election, Mechanical Insulators Labor Management and Cooperative Trust Executive Director Pete Ielmini informed union members where they can find reliable election information on the Oct. 30 episode of America’s Work Force Union Podcast.
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LMCT Director encourages members to ask about election issues
It is often said the next election is the most important and consequential in our lifetime, and the 2020 U.S. General Election is no exception. To help our U.S. members cast an informed vote, it is necessary to review the past four years.
Topics: Government Affairs
Missouri State Sen. Gina Walsh, a member of the Insulators Union, was honored by her fellow state senators in mid-September.
Topics: Government Affairs, Local 1, St. Louis, MO, Women in the Industry, Mechanical Insulators LMCT
Topics: Government Affairs, Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, Insulators Union
Today, the Executive Board of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers voted unanimously to endorse Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden for President of the United States.
Topics: Government Affairs, Construction Industry, Insulators Union
Mesothelioma Patient Registry slated to receive government funds
The Insulators Union is proud of our allies in the U.S. House of Representatives for 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.
Topics: Government Affairs, Mesothelioma and Asbestos Related Diseases, Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, Insulators Union
Mechanical Insulation Tax Incentives Included in House Legislation
After much effort and coordination, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an infrastructure bill, which includes mechanical insulation tax incentives.
Topics: Government Affairs
Legislation seeks to improve infrastructure, provide Insulators jobs
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-De.) introduced legislation aimed at creating jobs and providing stimulus funding for infrastructure projects.
Topics: Government Affairs
An update from Government Affairs Director Chip Gardiner:
Since last November when we first secured mechanical insulation tax incentives into the House Ways and Means GREEN bill discussion draft, we have been optimistic that the Mechanical Insulation tax incentives would be included as part of a larger infrastructure bill that the U.S House of Representatives would consider and approve. Our optimism was further increased when the Joint Committee on Taxation contacted us to get information that they needed to complete their economic/budgetary analysis for the Mechanical Insulation tax incentives.
Topics: Government Affairs, Mechanical Insulation, Insulators Union
Stricter Asbestos regulations put in place in Washington State
On March 19, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee approved legislation to regulate the amount of asbestos used in building materials and industrial facilities.
Topics: Government Affairs, Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, Health and Welfare, Insulators Union

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