On May 28, 2019, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed legislation repealing changes made by the Republican held legislature in 2015 that weakened prevailing wage laws. The legislation lowers the threshold for government projects in which prevailing wage applies from $250,000 to $100,000. It also restores full prevailing wage on education construction, which was previous lowered […]
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PILMA Event in Oregon Highlights Union Jobs Report
On May 2, 2019, PILMA held an event highlighting the results of a study quantifying union construction jobs in the biopharmaceutical industry for the state of Oregon. Held at Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 290 in Tualatin, the event featured remarks from: Robert Camarillo, Executive Secretary, Oregon State Building Trades Council Willy Myers, Secretary-Treasurer, Columbia Pacific […]
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 […]
PILMA Chairman Issues Statement on Legislative Proposals that would Harm Innovation and Jobs
On January 16, 2019, Eric Dean, General President of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers and Chairman of PILMA issued the following statement on legislative proposals that would negatively impact innovation and jobs. View the statement in PDF. The biopharmaceutical industry supports more than 4.7 million American jobs. Significant investment in capital […]
PILMA Event in Illinois Releasing Results of Union Jobs Report
On December 13, 2018, PILMA held an event releasing the results of a study quantifying union construction jobs in the biopharmaceutical industry for the state of Illinois. Held at the Chicago Laborers’ District Council in Burr Ridge, the event featured remarks from IL AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan, PILMA Executive Director Tim Dickson, IBEW Local 134 […]
New PILMA Study Shows Partnership Drives $14B in Construction
December 13, 2018 Today, PILMA in partnership with the Institute for Construction Economic Research (ICERES) released a first of its kind report quantifying the economic impact of the partnership between the building trades unions and the biopharmaceutical industry. Main takeaways include: The partnership between skilled craft unions and biopharmaceutical companies helped drive $14 billion in construction investment […]