On April 20, 2023, PILMA sent the following letter to Senator Wyden on the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act. Download the letter here. Dear Senator Wyden, On the behalf of SMART, Ironworkers International, United Association, IBEW and IUOE, we applaud the recent efforts of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to bring additional […]
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Ron Klink: America can’t give the world all our ideas, if we really want to help the world
When I was in Congress, politicians on both sides were eager to offer “bumper sticker solutions” to the problems of the day. Then, as now, the easiest solutions — those that can be slapped on a bumper sticker — are rarely the best choices for the nation in the long term. Of necessity, the Biden […]
Michigan patients deserve relief at the pharmacy counter
As a leader of Plumbers UA Local 98, we are providers of a skilled workforce to Michigan’s biopharmaceutical industry, helping to construct needed research and manufacturing facilities to help produce and discover new cures. In providing this work, our members benefit from the health and welfare benefits connected to these construction jobs. Our members build […]
IBEW General President Lonnie R. Stephenson’s Letter to Secretary Raimondo on TRIPS Waiver
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 […]