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 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.
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.
Trainer Enhancement Classes push instructors to be better
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.
Local 19 Milwaukee hosts 'Senior Signing Day'
On June 21, Insulators Local 19 Milwaukee hosted its first "Senior Signing Day" at their Training Center in Pewaukee, Wis.
Walsh looks ahead to Tradeswomen Build Nations conference
In her recent appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Deputy Director Gina Walsh discussed the upcoming Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) conference.
Mechanical Insulation Audit Program can save taxpayer dollars
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about the LMCT’s new Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Program. Ielmini also gave an update on the status of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act.
Mechanical Insulation Act reintroduction will create hundreds of jobs
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.
Local 6 hosts Firestop Market Recovery Program
HFIAW Local 6 Boston recently hosted a Firestop Market Recovery Program class for its members and signatory contractors.
Local 22 Apprentice Program gets support from County
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.