Local 16 Organizer takes daughter to Kaiser picket line
Over 70,000 healthcare employees are participating in the Kaiser Permanente workers' strike in San Francisco seeking increased staffing levels and prioritized patient care.
Over 70,000 healthcare employees are participating in the Kaiser Permanente workers' strike in San Francisco seeking increased staffing levels and prioritized patient care.
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.
Over 80 JATC Instructors from the U.S. and Canada attended the 2023 Trainer Enhancement Classes at the Maritime Institute in Maryland to improve their teaching skills.
On June 21, Insulators Local 19 Milwaukee hosted its first "Senior Signing Day" at their Training Center in Pewaukee, Wis.
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined theAmerica’s Work Force Union Podcast in July and spoke about the reintroduction of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act.
HFIAW Local 6 Boston recently hosted a Firestop Market Recovery Program class for its members and signatory contractors.
HFIAW Local 22 Houston will make significant strides to enhance its registered apprenticeship program thanks to new funding they will receive as part of a county-wide initiative to support registered apprenticeship programs.
Members of Local 30 Syracuse are preparing for a significant influx of new work, as the Local’s jurisdiction will be home to several large upcoming projects.
HFIAW Local 87 San Antonio celebrated its 95th anniversary on March 3 at the historic Menger Inn.
The Advanced Pad Development and Metal Layouts training courses were both held at the Local 17 Training Center in Chicago toward the end of March.