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 […]
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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 […]
PILMA Statement on HHS Speech and its Impact on Innovation and Union Jobs
On October 25, 2018, PILMA released the following statement in response to President Trump’s speech at the Department of Health and Human Services. The statement follows a previously adopted PILMA Resolution on Price Controls. View the statement in PDF. The labor unions and biopharmaceutical companies of the Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA) have a longstanding […]
PILMA Warns that Changes to the Medicare Part D “Donut Hole” would have Unintended Consequences
On August 17, 2018, PILMA Chairman and Ironworkers General President Eric Dean sent the following letter to House and Senate leadership advocating for the repeal of a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act that would, “threaten the viability of the [biopharmaceutical] industry to invest in new treatments and cures and decimate the competitive nature that is […]