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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.
The members of HFIAW Local 64 Tulsa elected their first female Business Manager to lead the Local last fall.
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.
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.
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.
Steven Overby, Business Manager for Insulators Local 69, appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast on April 10.
The Council on Occupation Education (COE), reaccredited HFIAW Local 14 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) after completing a rigorous process that ensures training programs meet the highest quality standards.
The Vice President of a Local 116 contractor recently received an honorary HFIAW membership for his unwavering advocacy for the Insulators Union for work at the Canadian Shipyards.
The portion of 22nd Street between Chestnut and Market Streets in Downtown Philadelphia was "renamed" to honor Philadelphia AFL-CIO President Emeritus and former HFIAW Local 14 Business Manager Pat Eiding.
Leading up to the November General Election, members from HFIAW Local 32 Newark dedicated weekends to supporting labor-endorsed candidates in New Jersey.