Building Trade Unions Weigh in on Drug Prices Iron Workers General President Releases Statement Following President Trump’s Speech on Drug Prices View the statement in PDF. Eric Dean, General President of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s speech on drug prices: The […]
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Delaware State News: The culprits behind high prescription drug prices
James Maravelias, President of the Delaware AFL-CIO and Co-Chair of We Work for Health Delaware, authored the following op-ed for Delaware News Journal. May 14, 2018 View article on the Delaware News Journal website. Out-of-pocket health care costs rose by 3.9 percent in 2016, according to a new report by Health Affairs. That was the […]
PILMA Chairman Reaffirms Position on Intellectual Property Protections
On April 25, 2018, Ironworkers General President and PILMA Chairman Eric Dean sent the following letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees. The letter reaffirms PILMA’s commitment to strong intellectual property protections both domestically and in agreements with other countries. View the letter here. “The Pharmaceutical […]
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, […]
Center Maryland: Promote Policies that Nurture Innovation and Jobs to Produce Cures
Eric Dean, general president of the Iron Workers and Chairman of PILMA authored the following op-ed for Center Maryland. Click here to view on Center Maryland. The Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA), a coalition of companies in the biopharmaceutical industry and building construction trades unions, is committed to dual goals of fostering innovation of life-saving cures […]
Forbes: Is America Falling Short On Skills?
Eric Dean, general president of the Iron Workers and Bill Brown, CEO of Ben Hur Construction authored the following op-ed for Forbes. Click here to view the article on the Forbes website. As President Trump prepares to ramp up his push for an infrastructure package, many contractors and plant owners continue to report concerns over the […]