David Roche, President of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 40 in Rocky Hill Connecticut, wrote the following op-ed published in the Connecticut Post spotlighting the PILMA alliance as a leading source of job creation in the state: Like many sectors, construction suffered during the Great Recession. And it has taken time to recover. […]
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PILMA & DGA: Creating Jobs and Economic Opportunity
The Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA) and the California Biopharmaceutical Labor-Management Association (CBPILMA) hosted an event at the Democratic Governors Association’s conference in Beverly Hills highlighting how investing in high skilled labor supports 21st century pharmaceutical innovation. The event featured remarks from California Building Trades President Robbie Hunter, Governor Steve Bullock (MT), Governor Maggie Hassan […]
Jobs for New Cures, a Labor-Industry Partnership
PILMA Chairman and Iron Workers General President Walter Wise highlighted the benefits of the labor-industry partnership in the following LillyPad guest post: Click here to view it on the LillyPad website. “For three years I have chaired the Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA). It’s a coalition of labor unions and companies in the pharmaceutical industry […]
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). […]
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 773 & PILMA-NY Tour
On June 27th, the Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association of NY (PILMA-NY) and Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 773 held a presentation and tour to showcase the partnership between the pharmaceutical industry and organized labor in New York. Click here to learn more.
We Work for Health Pennsylvania Vendor Summit
GlaxoSmithKlein’s WWFH Pennsylvania Vendor Summit at GSK’s union-built Navy Yard facility in Philadelphia brought together Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and about 75 business leaders, policy makers and non-profit leaders to discuss the sector’s economic impact and opportunities for growth.