News & Events

Welcome to the News and Events page of the Insulation Industry International Apprentice and Training Fund (IIIATF).
Here, you’ll find the latest updates, important announcements, information about upcoming events and other news related to IIIATF events and initiatives. This is the place to find news that is relevant to our members, apprentices and our Union community.

Latest News

Local 1 St. Louis Apprentice wins 2025 MAC

The city that gave birth to the American labor movement provided a fitting backdrop for the2025 Master Apprentice Competition (MAC) and the Joint Apprentice Training Committees  (JATC) Conference. The competition and conference, held over a four-day period, honors and...

Recent News

The FMIA and the Transformative Power of Apprenticeships

Pete Ielmini, the Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), recently shared exciting news about the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act on the America's Work Force Union Podcast. Alongside discussing the bill's...

Insulators Local 17 JATC graduation rate hits 98 percent

Robert McGuckin, Training Coordinator for  Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee,  joined America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about the JATC's impressive 98 percent graduation record among its apprentices, as part of...

Indiana construction industry booming like never before

Jason Smith, Insulators Local 18 Business Manager, appeared on the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed becoming President of the Indiana State Building and Construction Trades Council (ISBCTC) and the state’s construction boom. On Nov. 10, Smith spoke...

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