International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers

AWIU

Full name	International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
Members	30,000
Affiliation	AFL-CIO, CLC
Key people	James Bud McCourt, president
Office location	Lanham, Maryland, United States
Country	United States, Canada
Website	www.insulators.org

The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (AWIU or Insulators) is a trade union in the United States and Canada. It is affiliated with the AFL–CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress.

The union was formerly known as the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, but the name was changed to reflect a symbolic new direction away from the hazards of exposure to asbestos.

External links

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AFL–CIO

Governance

Presidents	George Meany (1955–1979) Lane Kirkland (1979–1995) Thomas R. Donahue (1995) John J. Sweeney (1995–2009) Richard Trumka (2009–)

Departments	Building and Construction Trades Department Maritime Trades Metal Trades Professional Employees Transportation Trades Union Label

Constituency groups	A. Philip Randolph Institute Alliance for Retired Americans Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Coalition of Labor Union Women Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Pride at Work

Allied organizations	American Center for International Labor Solidarity International Labor Communications Association Working for America Institute

Allied groups	American Rights at Work International Rescue Committee Jewish Labor Committee Labor and Working-Class History Association Working America

Programs	AFL–CIO Employees Federal Credit Union National Labor College

Affiliated unions

AAAA	AGMA AGVA GIAA

State federations

See also

Canadian Labour Congress

Provincial federations	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest/Nunavut Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon

National affiliates	ACTRA BCTF CAUT CFNU COPE CPAA CUPE CUPW ETFO NUPGE OECTA OSSTF PIPSC PSAC Unifor

International affiliates	AFM ALPA ATU AWIU BAC BCTGM Boilermakers CWA GMP IAFF IAM IATSE IBEW Teamsters Canada IFPTE ILA ILWU IPP IUOE IUPAT OPCMIA SEIU SIU SMWIA UA UAW UBCJA UFCW UMW UNITE HERE USW UTU

Presidents	Claude Jodoin (1956–1966) Donald MacDonald (1967–1974) Joe Morris (1974–1978) Dennis McDermott (1978–1986) Shirley Carr (1986–1992) Bob White (1992–1999) Ken Georgetti (1999–2014) Hassan Yussuff (2014–present)

See also	Canadian Congress of Labour International Labor Communications Association One Big Union Trades and Labour Congress Workers' Unity League

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