Heat and Frost Insulators News and Events

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. 

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Local 32 Newark uses numbers to support labor-friendly candidiates

Leading up to the November General Election, members from HFIAW Local 32 Newark dedicated weekends to supporting labor-endorsed candidates in New Jersey. 

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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. 

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Local 1 celebrates 125th anniversary

The oldest Insulators Local Union, Local 1, recently celebrated its 125th anniversary. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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Tafolla highlights benefits of Insulators apprenticeship program

In honor of National Apprenticeship Week, Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (HFIAW) Insulation Industry International Apprentice and Training Fund (IIIATF) Assistant Administrator Sam Tafolla joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast (AWF) and shared his insights on the trade, the importance of a registered apprenticeship program and the future of training in the mechanical insulation industry.

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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. 

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GST Reap, IVP Cavey attend Su DOL nomination event

General Secretary-Treasurer Robert W. Reap and Middle Atlantic States Conference International Vice President Brian S. Cavey joined other union leaders at the White House on March 1 as President Joe Biden officially nominated Julie Su to be the next U.S. Department of Labor Secretary.

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