Pete Ielmini, Executive Director, LMCT | Francis Eanes, Executive Director, Maine Labor Climate Council

Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss potential labor shortages in the construction industry. Ielmini also discussed the status of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Bill and the importance of programs like Helmets to Hardhats.

Executive Director of the Maine Labor Climate Council Francis Eanes, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the council’s role in the energy transition in Maine. Eanes also discussed what it’s like to organize an industry in its infancy and the importance of working with already established industries to make offshore wind a welcomed addition in Maine.