TODAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020
HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAY AND
A GREAT WEEK AHEAD!
HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAY AND
A GREAT WEEK AHEAD!
Trump voters are calling Biden voters names.
Biden voters are calling Trump voters names.
People have different beliefs due to different circumstances.
There are highly intelligent, caring, loving people on both sides.
Chances are good you are friends or family with PEOPLE who voted differently than you did.
We are all more alike than we are different.
Can we please stop with the negative and start focusing on the positive?
Let’s be the UNITED States of America and come together to start healing... TOGETHER!
Biden voters are calling Trump voters names.
People have different beliefs due to different circumstances.
There are highly intelligent, caring, loving people on both sides.
Chances are good you are friends or family with PEOPLE who voted differently than you did.
We are all more alike than we are different.
Can we please stop with the negative and start focusing on the positive?
Let’s be the UNITED States of America and come together to start healing... TOGETHER!
Too often anti-worker politicians want to eliminate everything we worked for. They think we won't notice. They think they won't pay a price for turning their backs on working people.
The best way to hold these politicians
accountable is to vote.
Together Insulators Union Brothers and Sisters,
friends and family can demand the politicians
protect our jobs, our retirement and our union.
Register and Vote
to make your voice heard.
The best way to hold these politicians
accountable is to vote.
Together Insulators Union Brothers and Sisters,
friends and family can demand the politicians
protect our jobs, our retirement and our union.
Register and Vote
to make your voice heard.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS STILL ACTIVE - IT IS STILL HERE-
PLEASE CONTINUE TO WEAR YOUR MASKS
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHENEVER POSSIBLE
PLEASE BE SAFE
RIGHT NOW THE BEST WAY TO DEFEAT THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS TO STOP IT FROM SPREADING AND YOU STOP IT FROM SPREADING BY BEING SAFE
PLEASE CONTINUE TO WEAR YOUR MASKS
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHENEVER POSSIBLE
PLEASE BE SAFE
RIGHT NOW THE BEST WAY TO DEFEAT THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS TO STOP IT FROM SPREADING AND YOU STOP IT FROM SPREADING BY BEING SAFE
Brother Anthony H. Nicholson was appointed by General President Gregory T. Revard to the position of International Representative.
Brother Nicholson started working on permit in 1981 and joined Local 86 Nashville,
TN in 1983. Since joining the trade, he quickly accelerated through the ranks to serve
on the Executive Board, elected as the Vice President, President and most recently to
the Business Manager position in 1996.
Nicholson has served as the Nashville Middle Tennessee Building and Construction
Trades Council President for more than a dozen years, as the Vice President of the
Tennessee Building and Construction Trades Council for 6 years and the Vice President
of Tennessee AFL-CIO for 18 years.
In 2018, at the Local Union Officers Meeting in St. Louis, Brother Nicholson was
awarded the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Conservation Steward of the Year award, an
organization he still volunteers with.
We wish Brother Nicholson the best of luck in this position and look forward to his impact on our
union in the future.
Brother Nicholson started working on permit in 1981 and joined Local 86 Nashville,
TN in 1983. Since joining the trade, he quickly accelerated through the ranks to serve
on the Executive Board, elected as the Vice President, President and most recently to
the Business Manager position in 1996.
Nicholson has served as the Nashville Middle Tennessee Building and Construction
Trades Council President for more than a dozen years, as the Vice President of the
Tennessee Building and Construction Trades Council for 6 years and the Vice President
of Tennessee AFL-CIO for 18 years.
In 2018, at the Local Union Officers Meeting in St. Louis, Brother Nicholson was
awarded the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Conservation Steward of the Year award, an
organization he still volunteers with.
We wish Brother Nicholson the best of luck in this position and look forward to his impact on our
union in the future.
This notice is to inform you that the Insulators Union General Executive Board has nominated and elected the appointment of Melvin L. Breshears to the position of Western States Conference International Vice President.
Prior to joining our Union, Brother Breshears served in the United States Marines Corps and was initiated into Local 16 in September of 1988.
Breshears’ dedication to the Union is displayed by the many positions, including Organizer and Business Agent, he has held through his tenure at Local 16 chartered in San Francisco. He has been serving as the Business Manager/Financial Secretary since 2012 and currently serves as the Western States Conference Recording Secretary.
Breshears will be taking over as Western States Conference International Vice President following the transition of General Secretary-Treasurer Douglas N. Gamble.
Congratulations to International Vice President Melvin L. Breshears as he continues to lead our Union forward.
Prior to joining our Union, Brother Breshears served in the United States Marines Corps and was initiated into Local 16 in September of 1988.
Breshears’ dedication to the Union is displayed by the many positions, including Organizer and Business Agent, he has held through his tenure at Local 16 chartered in San Francisco. He has been serving as the Business Manager/Financial Secretary since 2012 and currently serves as the Western States Conference Recording Secretary.
Breshears will be taking over as Western States Conference International Vice President following the transition of General Secretary-Treasurer Douglas N. Gamble.
Congratulations to International Vice President Melvin L. Breshears as he continues to lead our Union forward.
“If we learn nothing from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” - Sandy Dahl, wife of pilot Jason Dahl of Flight 93
Biden Pledges to Support Key Insulator Issues, Union Supports BidenPosted by on Wed, Aug 19, 2020 @ 16:08 PM
Democratic Party Presidential Nominee Joe Biden promised to support key issues important to the Insulators Union.
In an Aug. 15 letter to HFIAW International General President James P. McCourt, Biden discussed his plans for the country, if elected president.
“…I have committed to launching a national effort to create and support the good, union jobs we need to build a modern, sustainable infrastructure now and deliver an equitable clean energy future. Through this effort, I will support the men and women of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, who have played a crucial role in providing good-paying union jobs to meet industry needs for over a century,” Biden wrote.
As part of his plan, he believes about 1 million jobs will be created by upgrading 4 million commercial buildings and weatherizing 2 million homes in four years. This would be accomplished by reforming and extending energy efficiency tax incentives.
“…I will work to ensure those incentives support the critical mechanical insulation work you do to reduce the carbon footprint of our buildings. I will also repair the building code process with the goal of establishing building performance standards for existing buildings nationwide – standards that spur energy efficiency, investment in upgrades like insulation, and good-paying jobs for insulators,” he said.
Biden also pledged to defend the right to organize unions and collectively bargain. He vowed to include aspects of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, card check, a broad definition of “employee” and to end the misclassification of workers as independent contractors within his policies.
In addition to worker rights, Biden also addressed worker safety in his letter.
“As President, I will again empower scientists to decide the future of asbestos in the United States,” he wrote.
“No one should get sick just because they went to work, but too many Insulators have gotten sick or died from diseases linked to asbestos exposure,” he added.
Despite thousands of Americans dying each year from asbestos and asbestos-related diseases, the U.S. has not fully banned asbestos.
While he did not specifically mention the Ban Asbestos Now legislation, the HFIAW hopes Biden, if elected, would support this ban, along with supporting the Mesothelioma Patient Registry.
As Vice President, he supported the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which directed the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a risk evaluation of chemicals with an expedited review of asbestos and gave the EPA the authority to ban asbestos. Unfortunately, during the review process, the Trump administration failed to provide a thorough investigation of asbestos.
By enacting a law to fully ban asbestos and to support a Mesothelioma Patient Registry, Biden could save the lives of thousands of Insulators.
The former Vice President concluded his letter by asking for support from HFIAW membership.
In response to Biden, during the Aug. 19 General Executive Board Meeting, the board voted to support and endorse Biden's candidacy for President.
General President McCourt wrote back to Biden, telling him the union will support him.
"In addition to your strong support for fundamental labor standards, and your leadership and vision for an American economy that recognizes the contributions of union construction labor, the Insulators are especially pleased of your support for mechanical insulation tax incentives, building code reforms and energy efficiency investments that will promote our work," said McCourt.
"Thank you, Vice President Biden, for your dedicated public service to our nation. As Vice President, you worked to clean up the mess in 2009 from the George W. Bush Administration, and the Obama-Biden economic recovery was the longest in U.S. history. Today, America needs you to clean up the mess of the current Administration, and we are looking forward to working with you to help our nation build back better," McCourt added.
Democratic Party Presidential Nominee Joe Biden promised to support key issues important to the Insulators Union.
In an Aug. 15 letter to HFIAW International General President James P. McCourt, Biden discussed his plans for the country, if elected president.
“…I have committed to launching a national effort to create and support the good, union jobs we need to build a modern, sustainable infrastructure now and deliver an equitable clean energy future. Through this effort, I will support the men and women of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, who have played a crucial role in providing good-paying union jobs to meet industry needs for over a century,” Biden wrote.
As part of his plan, he believes about 1 million jobs will be created by upgrading 4 million commercial buildings and weatherizing 2 million homes in four years. This would be accomplished by reforming and extending energy efficiency tax incentives.
“…I will work to ensure those incentives support the critical mechanical insulation work you do to reduce the carbon footprint of our buildings. I will also repair the building code process with the goal of establishing building performance standards for existing buildings nationwide – standards that spur energy efficiency, investment in upgrades like insulation, and good-paying jobs for insulators,” he said.
Biden also pledged to defend the right to organize unions and collectively bargain. He vowed to include aspects of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, card check, a broad definition of “employee” and to end the misclassification of workers as independent contractors within his policies.
In addition to worker rights, Biden also addressed worker safety in his letter.
“As President, I will again empower scientists to decide the future of asbestos in the United States,” he wrote.
“No one should get sick just because they went to work, but too many Insulators have gotten sick or died from diseases linked to asbestos exposure,” he added.
Despite thousands of Americans dying each year from asbestos and asbestos-related diseases, the U.S. has not fully banned asbestos.
While he did not specifically mention the Ban Asbestos Now legislation, the HFIAW hopes Biden, if elected, would support this ban, along with supporting the Mesothelioma Patient Registry.
As Vice President, he supported the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which directed the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a risk evaluation of chemicals with an expedited review of asbestos and gave the EPA the authority to ban asbestos. Unfortunately, during the review process, the Trump administration failed to provide a thorough investigation of asbestos.
By enacting a law to fully ban asbestos and to support a Mesothelioma Patient Registry, Biden could save the lives of thousands of Insulators.
The former Vice President concluded his letter by asking for support from HFIAW membership.
In response to Biden, during the Aug. 19 General Executive Board Meeting, the board voted to support and endorse Biden's candidacy for President.
General President McCourt wrote back to Biden, telling him the union will support him.
"In addition to your strong support for fundamental labor standards, and your leadership and vision for an American economy that recognizes the contributions of union construction labor, the Insulators are especially pleased of your support for mechanical insulation tax incentives, building code reforms and energy efficiency investments that will promote our work," said McCourt.
"Thank you, Vice President Biden, for your dedicated public service to our nation. As Vice President, you worked to clean up the mess in 2009 from the George W. Bush Administration, and the Obama-Biden economic recovery was the longest in U.S. history. Today, America needs you to clean up the mess of the current Administration, and we are looking forward to working with you to help our nation build back better," McCourt added.
I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag Of The United States Of America And To The Republic For Which It Stands, One Nation Under God, Indivisible, With Liberty And Justice For All.
All members should report the start of their new jobs by calling the Local 12 Union Office at 718-784-3456 or by using the contact form on this Local 12 website.
By reporting your jobs you help your union
representatives keep track of where the members are working and thereby help them protect the work under Local 12’s jurisdiction.
When working overtime or off hours you must phone in your time prior to the start of work
by calling
877-864-6612 or 877-UNION12.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE AGAINST UNIONS:
Has it ever occurred to you that maybe Union Workers are not overpaid and you are just simply underpaid. Think about it. Think about how much you are really worth at work. How much do you value yourself?
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE AGAINST UNIONS:
Has it ever occurred to you that maybe Union Workers are not overpaid and you are just simply underpaid. Think about it. Think about how much you are really worth at work. How much do you value yourself?
YOU ARE NOT STUCK AT HOME
YOU ARE SAFE AT HOME
STAY SAFE
STAY HOME
YOU ARE SAFE AT HOME
STAY SAFE
STAY HOME
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IF YOUR JOB IS SHUTDOWN PLEASE CONTACT THE LOCAL 12 UNION OFFICE AND REPORT THE JOB LOCATION AND THE COMPANY THAT HAD THE JOB. IF YOU GET LAID OFF OR ARE TOLD TO STAY HOME UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL 12 UNION OFFICE. YOU SHOULD GIVE YOUR NAME, THE COMPANY YOU WERE WORKING FOR AND YOUR LAST JOB LOCATION. IF YOU ARE SENT TO ANOTHER JOB WHEN YOUR JOB IS SHUTDOWN YOU SHOULD LET THE LOCAL 12 UNION OFFICE KNOW THE JOB THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SENT TO - IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE LOCAL 12 UNION OFFICE IS KEPT UP TO DATE ON ALL ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH ALL LOCAL 12 MEMBERS AND JOB SITES.
IF YOUR JOB IS SHUTDOWN PLEASE CONTACT THE LOCAL 12 UNION OFFICE AND REPORT THE JOB LOCATION AND THE COMPANY THAT HAD THE JOB. IF YOU GET LAID OFF OR ARE TOLD TO STAY HOME UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL 12 UNION OFFICE. YOU SHOULD GIVE YOUR NAME, THE COMPANY YOU WERE WORKING FOR AND YOUR LAST JOB LOCATION. IF YOU ARE SENT TO ANOTHER JOB WHEN YOUR JOB IS SHUTDOWN YOU SHOULD LET THE LOCAL 12 UNION OFFICE KNOW THE JOB THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SENT TO - IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE LOCAL 12 UNION OFFICE IS KEPT UP TO DATE ON ALL ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH ALL LOCAL 12 MEMBERS AND JOB SITES.
When you are working overtime or off hours you must phone in your time prior to the start of work by calling 877-864-6612 or 877-UNION12.
All members should report the start of their new jobs by calling the Local 12 Union Office at 718-784-3456 or by using the contact form on the Local 12 website. By reporting your jobs you
help your union
representatives keep track of where the members are working and thereby help them protect the work under Local 12’s jurisdiction.
When working overtime or off hours you must phone in your time prior to the start of work by
calling 877-864-6612 or
877-UNION12.
help your union
representatives keep track of where the members are working and thereby help them protect the work under Local 12’s jurisdiction.
When working overtime or off hours you must phone in your time prior to the start of work by
calling 877-864-6612 or
877-UNION12.
All members should report the start of their new jobs by calling the Local 12 Union Office at
718-784-3456 or by using the contact form on the Local 12 website. By reporting your jobs you help your union representatives keep track of where the members are working and thereby help them protect the work under Local 12’s jurisdiction.
When working overtime or off hours you must phone in your time prior to the start of work by
calling 877-864-6612 or 877-UNION12.
718-784-3456 or by using the contact form on the Local 12 website. By reporting your jobs you help your union representatives keep track of where the members are working and thereby help them protect the work under Local 12’s jurisdiction.
When working overtime or off hours you must phone in your time prior to the start of work by
calling 877-864-6612 or 877-UNION12.
HEAT & FROST INSULATORS LOCAL 12
15-32 127th Street - Third Floor - College Point, NY 11356
UNION OFFICE: 718-784-3456
FUNDS OFFICE: 718-784-8883
AJEF: 718-784-1899
Please note due to the upcoming scheduled renovation of our building in Long Island City we have temporarily relocated to 15-32 127th Street - Third Floor
College Point NY 11356
15-32 127th Street - Third Floor - College Point, NY 11356
UNION OFFICE: 718-784-3456
FUNDS OFFICE: 718-784-8883
AJEF: 718-784-1899
Please note due to the upcoming scheduled renovation of our building in Long Island City we have temporarily relocated to 15-32 127th Street - Third Floor
College Point NY 11356
Heat & Frost Insulators Local 12 is committed to delivering proper design, installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation and firestopping in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Long Island.
Local 12 is part of an international union of more than 25,000 members and is recognized as one of the largest, most influential union of trained Heat and Frost Insulators and Firestop Workers in the world. Local 12 ensures workers’ safety through education and continuous training in advanced application techniques while representing the insulation industry at the federal, state and local government levels. Local 12 is proud to say that its members have been part of building the buildings of New York City and its surrounding areas for over 100 years. All Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12 members are Energy Conservation Specialists.
Insulate it’s worth the energy.
Local 12 is part of an international union of more than 25,000 members and is recognized as one of the largest, most influential union of trained Heat and Frost Insulators and Firestop Workers in the world. Local 12 ensures workers’ safety through education and continuous training in advanced application techniques while representing the insulation industry at the federal, state and local government levels. Local 12 is proud to say that its members have been part of building the buildings of New York City and its surrounding areas for over 100 years. All Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12 members are Energy Conservation Specialists.
Insulate it’s worth the energy.
What is Mechanical Insulation? Mechanical insulation, also known as the “forgotten technology”, is thermal insulation used on piping, equipment, and all types of mechanical systems, including boilers, HVAC systems, and ducts. Mechanical insulation serves the following functions:
- Conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Regulate the temperature of process systems
- Condensation control and mold prevention
- Personnel protection from hot or cold surfaces
DO YOU WANT YOUR INSULATION COMPANY TO BECOME A PART OF LOCAL 12 OR DO YOU AS A NON-UNION INSULATOR WANT TO BECOME PART OF LOCAL 12? PLEASE CONTACT US THROUGH THE OPTIONS BELOW:
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