"I think that life is difficult. People have challenges. Family members get sick, people get older, you don't always get the job or the promotion that you want. You have conflicts in your life. And really, life is about your resilience and your ability to go through your life and all of the ups and downs with a positive attitude."
- Jennifer Hyman
- Jennifer Hyman
SUPPORT THE SPECTRUM WORKERS ON STRIKE
THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF SKILLED WORKERS IN AMERICA
THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF EMPLOYERS WHO WANT TO PAY A LIVING WAGE
THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF SKILLED WORKERS IN AMERICA
THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF EMPLOYERS WHO WANT TO PAY A LIVING WAGE
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
HAPPY HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!!!!
MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS 2019!!!!
HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAY AND A GREAT WEEK AHEAD!!!
Last Tuesday was the actual birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was born Tuesday, January 15, 1929. He was a true friend of labor. Dr. King believed all work had dignity and all workers deserved the basic human right to be treated with dignity by their employers. That all people deserved the right to live a good life and not a life of servitude to their employer. That all people no matter what their race, creed or color, whether they were union or non-union that they deserved a fair wage, healthcare and the ability to retire with dignity with retiree benefits. Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee where he was supporting sanitation workers who were on strike.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may not have lived long but he certainly lived. He made a tremendous impact on this earth - he was and still is an American Hero. Let us honor Dr. King today and every day by remembering that we are all in this together and we should treat each other with dignity, empathy and compassion. That we should always work together and not against each other. We should all follow his DREAM.
DON'T HATE INSULATE!!!!
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The time is always right to do what is right."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Remember to work safe, work hard and take pride in your work!
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.
Let us all band together and make this our best year yet. This year represents a fresh start for Local 12. May this be the year we work together and realize that we are all in this together. May this be the year that we focus on what unites us and not on what divides us. May this be the year that we remember that as a Member of Local 12 I am my Brother's and Sister's keeper.
In Deepest Solidarity:
Al Wassell
Fund Manager
Benefit Funds of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12
Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12 United We Stand
"BE STRONG BECAUSE THINGS WILL GET BETTER. IT MAY BE STORMY NOW BUT IT NEVER RAINS FOREVER."
REMEMBER NONE OF US ARE EQUAL UNTIL ALL OF US ARE EQUAL
"The more time goes by, the more things will happen to you in your life. And the ability to be positive throughout and look for the good in people, look for the good in situations - it's so important."
-Jennifer Hyman
TODAY IS YOUR DAY - IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT!!!!!!!!!
Work safe, work hard and take pride in your work.
Support each other and you shall succeed.
TODAY IN LABOR HISTORY JANUARY 23:
Some 10,000 clothing workers strike in Rochester, N.Y., for the 8-hour day, a 10-percent wage increase, union recognition, and extra pay for overtime and holidays. Daily parades were held throughout the clothing district and there was at least one instance of mounted police charging the crowd of strikers and arresting 25 picketers. Six people were wounded over the course of the strike and one worker, 18-year-old Ida Breiman, was shot to death by a sweatshop contractor. The strike was called off in April after manufacturers agreed not to discriminate against workers for joining a union – January 23, 1913
In Allegany County, MD, workers with the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal era public works program employing unmarried men aged 18-25, are snowbound at Fifteen Mile Creek Camp S-53 when they receive a distress call about a woman in labor who needs to get to a hospital. 20 courageous CCC volunteers dig through miles of snow drifts until the woman is successfully able to be transported - January 23, 1936
"Don't stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done."
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
HAPPY HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!!!!
MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS 2019!!!!
HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAY AND A GREAT WEEK AHEAD!!!
Last Tuesday was the actual birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was born Tuesday, January 15, 1929. He was a true friend of labor. Dr. King believed all work had dignity and all workers deserved the basic human right to be treated with dignity by their employers. That all people deserved the right to live a good life and not a life of servitude to their employer. That all people no matter what their race, creed or color, whether they were union or non-union that they deserved a fair wage, healthcare and the ability to retire with dignity with retiree benefits. Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee where he was supporting sanitation workers who were on strike.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may not have lived long but he certainly lived. He made a tremendous impact on this earth - he was and still is an American Hero. Let us honor Dr. King today and every day by remembering that we are all in this together and we should treat each other with dignity, empathy and compassion. That we should always work together and not against each other. We should all follow his DREAM.
DON'T HATE INSULATE!!!!
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The time is always right to do what is right."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Remember to work safe, work hard and take pride in your work!
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.
Let us all band together and make this our best year yet. This year represents a fresh start for Local 12. May this be the year we work together and realize that we are all in this together. May this be the year that we focus on what unites us and not on what divides us. May this be the year that we remember that as a Member of Local 12 I am my Brother's and Sister's keeper.
In Deepest Solidarity:
Al Wassell
Fund Manager
Benefit Funds of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12
Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12 United We Stand
"BE STRONG BECAUSE THINGS WILL GET BETTER. IT MAY BE STORMY NOW BUT IT NEVER RAINS FOREVER."
REMEMBER NONE OF US ARE EQUAL UNTIL ALL OF US ARE EQUAL
"The more time goes by, the more things will happen to you in your life. And the ability to be positive throughout and look for the good in people, look for the good in situations - it's so important."
-Jennifer Hyman
TODAY IS YOUR DAY - IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT!!!!!!!!!
Work safe, work hard and take pride in your work.
Support each other and you shall succeed.
TODAY IN LABOR HISTORY JANUARY 23:
Some 10,000 clothing workers strike in Rochester, N.Y., for the 8-hour day, a 10-percent wage increase, union recognition, and extra pay for overtime and holidays. Daily parades were held throughout the clothing district and there was at least one instance of mounted police charging the crowd of strikers and arresting 25 picketers. Six people were wounded over the course of the strike and one worker, 18-year-old Ida Breiman, was shot to death by a sweatshop contractor. The strike was called off in April after manufacturers agreed not to discriminate against workers for joining a union – January 23, 1913
In Allegany County, MD, workers with the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal era public works program employing unmarried men aged 18-25, are snowbound at Fifteen Mile Creek Camp S-53 when they receive a distress call about a woman in labor who needs to get to a hospital. 20 courageous CCC volunteers dig through miles of snow drifts until the woman is successfully able to be transported - January 23, 1936
"Don't stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done."
Unions representing thousands of federal workers came together in DC yesterday to rally and march in protest of the continuing shutdown and resulting furloughs that are financially hurting 800,000 employees and families. The rally began at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C. and continued with a march to the White House after remarks by keynote speakers including furloughed federal employees, union leaders, and members of Congress.
“If this shutdown continues to Saturday it will be our largest shutdown in history," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. "And this isn’t a record that anyone should be proud of, let’s call this shutdown what it is: It’s a Lockout. And this has to end NOW!”
Failing to fund the government even for a day has real-world consequences. The 2013 shutdown lasted 16 days, cost American taxpayers $24 billion, and caused valuable work to grind to a halt. Hundreds of cancer patients, for example, were prevented from enrolling in NIH clinical trials. 6,300 children were denied access to Head Start programs for up to 9 days. 1,200 EPA site inspections were canceled. 1,400 OSHA inspections to prevent workplace fatalities and injuries were stopped. Read more from the American Federation of Government Employees here, check out photos from yesterday's rally on Twitter using the hashtag #StopTheShutdown, and watch video of the event on the AFL-CIO's Facebook page.
“If this shutdown continues to Saturday it will be our largest shutdown in history," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. "And this isn’t a record that anyone should be proud of, let’s call this shutdown what it is: It’s a Lockout. And this has to end NOW!”
Failing to fund the government even for a day has real-world consequences. The 2013 shutdown lasted 16 days, cost American taxpayers $24 billion, and caused valuable work to grind to a halt. Hundreds of cancer patients, for example, were prevented from enrolling in NIH clinical trials. 6,300 children were denied access to Head Start programs for up to 9 days. 1,200 EPA site inspections were canceled. 1,400 OSHA inspections to prevent workplace fatalities and injuries were stopped. Read more from the American Federation of Government Employees here, check out photos from yesterday's rally on Twitter using the hashtag #StopTheShutdown, and watch video of the event on the AFL-CIO's Facebook page.
“Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.” --Pauline Kael
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8th WAS THE BIRTHDAY OF TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE AND WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND THEY ARE NOW IN HEAVEN. THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL ELVIS PRESLEY AND THE GREATEST UNION MAN THAT EVER LIVED, MY FATHER AL WASSELL SR. WERE BOTH BORN ON JANUARY 8, 1935. THEY BOTH DID IT THEIR WAY!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD AND ELVIS!!!!!
I MISS YOU BOTH!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD AND ELVIS!!!!!
I MISS YOU BOTH!!!!!
2019 THE YEAR OF THE UNION MEMBER
"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty."
- Zig Ziglar
- Zig Ziglar
ATTENTION ALL LOCAL 12 MEMBERS
THE NEXT REGULAR UNION MEETING WILL BE HELD THURSDAY,
February 7, 2019. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 5:00 PM
AND IT WILL BE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
49-18 QUEENS BLVD.
WOODSIDE, NEW YORK 11377
THE NEXT REGULAR UNION MEETING WILL BE HELD THURSDAY,
February 7, 2019. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 5:00 PM
AND IT WILL BE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
49-18 QUEENS BLVD.
WOODSIDE, NEW YORK 11377
DON'T HATE - INSULATE!!!!!!!!
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“The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Opportunity In Every Difficulty.” – Winston Churchill
“If you absolutely can't stay positive, don't go negative, just cruise neutral for a while until you can get back up.”
– Terri Guillemets
– Terri Guillemets
"When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems."
- Stephen Covey
- Stephen Covey
LABOR DAY PARADE 2018
THE UNION WAY IS THE AMERICAN WAY
PLEASE CLICK ON THE FILE BELOW TO SEE THE STORY THAT WAS WRITTEN BY LABOR PRESS AND WAS IN THE NY DAILY NEWS
PLEASE CLICK ON THE FILE BELOW TO SEE THE STORY THAT WAS WRITTEN BY LABOR PRESS AND WAS IN THE NY DAILY NEWS
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2018. IT WAS A SOLEMN DAY FOR ALL OF US. PLEASE REMEMBER TO HONOR ALL THE VICTIMS OF 9/11/2001. WE WILL NEVER FORGET AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR THEM ALL BY GOING ON AND LIVING HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. MAY GOD BLESS ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AND CONTINUE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES DUE TO THE TOXIC CHEMICALS THEY WERE EXPOSED TO THAT TRAGIC DAY AND IN THE DAYS THERE AFTER.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET!
WE WILL NEVER FORGET!
COUNT ME IN RALLY AT UNION SQUARE IN MANHATTAN ON MAY 8, 2018
LOCAL 12 BUSINESS MANAGER JOHN JOVIC SPEAKS AT THE COUNT ME IN RALLY ON MAY 8, 2018
Unionization: It's Never Been Easy
Almost all current union members were hired into an already represented workplace. But while you personally may have played no role in unionizing your place of work, you can’t assume that those who did had an easy time of it. In the early decades of union organizing in the U.S., it was not unusual for employers to respond to union organizing drives with physical violence. Many of the early industrial unions got their footholds only by standing up to a court system that jailed union supporters, and to the clubs and guns of company thugs. Sometimes the bullets that maimed and killed union supporters and their families were fired by state militias or federal troops, serving as private armies for anti-union employers. Once the union comes in, one battle may be over but the war is far from won. In about one third of newly organized workplaces, using stall and delay tactics, the employer succeeds in preventing the union from ever winning a first contract.
Almost all current union members were hired into an already represented workplace. But while you personally may have played no role in unionizing your place of work, you can’t assume that those who did had an easy time of it. In the early decades of union organizing in the U.S., it was not unusual for employers to respond to union organizing drives with physical violence. Many of the early industrial unions got their footholds only by standing up to a court system that jailed union supporters, and to the clubs and guns of company thugs. Sometimes the bullets that maimed and killed union supporters and their families were fired by state militias or federal troops, serving as private armies for anti-union employers. Once the union comes in, one battle may be over but the war is far from won. In about one third of newly organized workplaces, using stall and delay tactics, the employer succeeds in preventing the union from ever winning a first contract.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 FIRST YEAR APPRENTICES OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS LOCAL 12
“Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair,
you will do more than simply survive.
You will thrive in spite of it.” —Joel Osteen
you will do more than simply survive.
You will thrive in spite of it.” —Joel Osteen
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"Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have."
- Rabbi Hyman Judah Schachtel,
American theologian, author and educator 1907-1990
- Rabbi Hyman Judah Schachtel,
American theologian, author and educator 1907-1990
"You are going to go through tough times that’s life. But I say, ‘Nothing happens to you. It happens for you’. See the positive in negative events and you will succeed at everything you do. Remember nothing can stop you if you never give up. Remember as a Member of Local 12 you have your fellow Local 12 Members to lean on when times are tough. Local 12 Members support each other in good times and in bad times. True Local 12 Members work through their problems together - we work together to solve the problems we have to build a better life for ourselves and our families."
-Al Wassell
Proud Member of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12
HEAT & FROST INSULATORS LOCAL 12
15-32 127th Street - First 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 - First Floor
College Point NY 11356
15-32 127th Street - First 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 - First 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
"SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO ASK NOT WHAT MY UNION CAN DO FOR ME BUT WHAT I CAN DO FOR MY UNION."
- Al Wassell
Proud Member of Local 12
Proud American
- Al Wassell
Proud Member of Local 12
Proud American
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” ~ John Wooden
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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This website is administered by Proud Local 12 Member Al Wassell. The opinions and subject matter on this website solely reflect the opinions and thought process of Al Wassell and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and thoughts of the Membership and Officers of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12.
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