EAP: Free, Easy and Confidential

Throughout Local 2’s history, we’ve always been dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of our members both on and off the jobsite. In recent years, we’ve put extra emphasis on our members’ mental well-being. One of the most under-utilized resources available to our Insulators under their benefits plan is the Employee Assistance Program.   “The […]

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More Options To Manage Your Benefits

Local 2 members now have another resource to make managing their benefits a whole lot easier. Third-party administrator, CDS, just launched an all-new website for members to log in and manage their annuities, review hours, download forms and applications and much, much more.   In the past, in order to obtain documents such as pension and […]

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Local 2 Holiday Celebration & Milestones

Our annual Christmas party is more than just a celebration of the season. It’s a chance to spotlight some of the career milestones reached by our brothers and sisters. Once again, Local 2 held our pin ceremony to commemorate marquee anniversaries of our union members. It’s only fitting that this year’s holiday gathering fell on […]

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Be A Man: Take Control of Your Health

  This month marked the 20th year of the Movember movement that focuses on raising awareness for men’s health in order to help them live longer, healthier lives. Being that the members of our Insulators Union is made up of mostly men, we decided to use this month’s blog post to get into the Movember […]

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How are you wearing blue?

  Insulators Local 2 prides itself on the safety measures for ensuring workplace health and safety in exposure to asbestos and other hazard risks while on the job. Our union knows firsthand of the devastation and pain mesothelioma causes for the victim, families and loved ones. Though it may seem like a hopeless battle, its […]

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Honoring Labor Day 2022

  America’s labor unions raised the nation’s standard of living and contributed to the greatest production the world has ever known and the labor movement has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pays tribute on Labor Day to the […]

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Founders’ Day Picnic is right around the corner… Join us!

  The 2022 Local 2 Founders’ Day Picnic is right around the corner and has a packed schedule of fun-filled events. On August 6, 2022, join us at the Avonworth Community Center from noon until 7 p.m. to reunite with our union members and families to have some summertime entertainment and amusement! Have a chance […]

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Fore! Winners of the Local 2 Golf Outing and Special Thanks

    Saturday, June 4, 2022, marked a memorable outing for Insulators Local 2 for the back-in-action golf outing. With over 120 members and family in attendance, the tee and green took charge as carts explored the Ponderosa golf course. One 4-some came on top as the winning team for the golf outing. Congratulations to […]

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The need to Protect a Prevailing Wage

    Take a moment to read a great article from our friends at Steamfitters 449: Unions such as the Steamfitters were established to ensure fair treatment of the workforce, protect a middle-class way of life, and provide optimal healthcare and retirement benefits to their members and their families. The political agendas that our elected […]

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