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.
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Local 53 training grants support historic hospital transformation
A historic hospital that served New Orleans residents for centuries, only to be shuttered by Hurricane Katrina, is coming back to life. The bold $300 million project is covered by a Project Labor Agreement, which is already benefiting HFIAW Local 53. In 1736, Charity...
Training Fund Administrator retires after long, successful career
Insulation Industry International Apprentice and Training Fund Administrator Thomas A. Haun is set to retire at the end of 2020, after 22 years of leading the International Training Department, and 46 total years of industry experience. A second-generation Insulator,...
Women have upward mobility in the Insulators Union and building trades
Although the building trades are a traditionally male-dominated field of work, women are breaking barriers and finding success and equality in the industry, including within the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers. Throughout the...