On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Steamfitters Local 420 hosted a facility tour for industry leaders, union representatives, and legislators to convene and highlight the partnership between the biopharmaceutical industry and skilled union labor. Industry partners included Merck, Lilly, GSK, and others. The tour illustrated the synergistic relationship between biopharmaceutical companies and skilled union labor. It […]
Facility Tours
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen Tours IBEW Local 26
On Monday, March 26, 2018 Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen toured International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 26’s 30,000 square foot training facility in Lanham, Maryland. The event, hosted by IBEW Local 26 and PILMA, highlighted how the biopharmaceutical industry and labor work together in Maryland to build new facilities, stimulate job growth, encourage innovation, […]
Congressman Tom MacArthur Tours IUOE Local 825 in Dayton, NJ
On May 12, 2017 Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) and New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney toured the Operating Engineers Local 825 training center in Dayton, New Jersey. The event, hosted by We Work for Health NJ, the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, Local 825 and PILMA, highlighted the rigorous training and apprenticeship programs that prepare members to build […]
LillyPad: Why Businesses and Labor Need to Work Together
Kathy Bilotas, State Government Affairs Advisor at Eli Lilly and Company authored the following post following the PILMA facility tour at Local 51 in East Providence, Rhode Island. Click here to view the post on the LillyPad website. Earlier this fall, I joined labor leaders, biopharmaceutical company representatives and Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo for […]
Governor Gina M. Raimondo Tours UA Local 51 East Providence Facility
On September 17, 2015 Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo toured the United Association’s Local 51 training center located in East Providence. The event, hosted by the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, UA Local 51 and PILMA, highlighted the rigorous apprenticeship programs that prepare members to build and retrofit biopharmaceutical facilities. To learn more about the event click […]
Senator Murphy Tours SMART Local 40 with PILMA in Connecticut
On Thursday, September 25, 2014, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut toured the state-of-the-art training facility at Sheet Metal Workers Local 40 outside Hartford, CT. The event was hosted by the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) Local 40, We Work for Health Connecticut and the Pharmaceutical Industry Labor -Management Association (PILMA). […]