Read the letter here Dear Secretary Raimondo: I am deeply concerned that the World Trade Organization’s recent decision to waive intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines will harm American workers, and I fear the WTO may soon compound the damage by expanding the waiver to Covid-19 treatments and diagnostic tools. I strongly urge your office […]
GENERAL PRESIDENT JOSEPH SELLERS’ LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN ON TRIPS WAIVER
Read the letter here Dear President Biden, I am reaching out today on behalf of the 203,000 members of the International Association ofSheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) to request your help in protectingAmerican workers. As you know, there is an ongoing effort at the World Trade Organization toexpand its waiver of intellectual […]
General President Mark McManus’ letter on WTO IP Waiver
Read the letter here Dear Secretary Raimondo, On behalf of the more than 359,000 hardworking men and women of the United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters, I write to express our concern regarding the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Expanding the waiver to COVID-19 diagnostic devices and […]
USTR Letter: WTO TRIPS
View letter from PILMA Executive Director, Tim Dickson October 22, 2021Katherine TaiUnited States Trade Representative600 17th Street, NWWashington, DC 20508 Dear Ambassador Tai, On behalf of the Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA), which advances the dual goals of fostering innovation of life-saving cures and securing high-quality union construction jobs, I write to reiterate concerns we […]
PILMA Statement on Price Control Legislation in Maryland
On March 28, 2019, PILMA released the following statement in response to proposed legislation in the State of Maryland. The statement follows a previously adopted PILMA Resolution on Price Controls. Download the statement here. The Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA) is a coalition of labor organizations and companies in the pharmaceutical industry who have joined forces […]