Local 16 President Billy Hodges retires after 43 years of service
Billy Hodges Jr. felt like it was the right time to let the younger generation lead the Local.
Heat and Frost Insulators News and Events
HFIAW members attend Building Trades Academy training
Over 30 HFIAW leaders involved with organizing and contract negotiating attended Building Trades Academy (BTA) training events this fall to improve their skills and better serve their members.
Local 1 celebrates 125th anniversary
The oldest Insulators Local Union, Local 1, recently celebrated its 125th anniversary.
Unprecedented construction boom in central ohio fuels Local 50's growth
In a recent episode of the America's Work Force Union Podcast (AWF), Columbus/Dayton Business Manager Dan Poteet shared exciting news about the construction industry in Central Ohio.
Local Minneapolis celebrates 110th Anniversary
On Aug. 19, HFIAW Local 34 celebrated its 110th anniversary at the Radisson Blu Hotel Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.
Local 75 improves energy efficiency at local libraries
Institutions of all kinds are finding ways to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint as environmental awareness and energy conservation continue to increase.
Multiple Local 86 contractors needed for battery plant megaproject
After Insulators Local 86 Nashville members finish work on the Ultium Cells battery plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., they will have logged about 250,000 manhours on their portion of the $2.3 billion megaproject.
Local 5 tackles major refinery conversion under PLA
Local 5 Los Angeles Brothers and Sisters are expected to log about 100,000 hours when they're done transforming a long-shuttered refinery into the largest renewable fuels refinery in the western United States.
Celebrating Local 18 Retiree Jerry Stewart
Jerry Stewart began his journey as a Mechanical Insulator in May of 1972. A member of Local 18 Indianapolis, he started permit work at the Owens Corning Fiberglass facility.
Local 5 Business Agent Eddy Pena retires
Eddy Pena started his career with Local 5 Los Angeles and the HFIAW when he joined the union on July 4, 1988. After joining, Local 5 member Curtis Gardner offered him a job doing firestop at the company where Curtis worked as a foreman.