The Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA) presented Helmets to Hardhats with a check for $125,000 comprised of donations from pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, and Pfizer during PILMA’s annual meeting on November 15.
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Proposed Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Rebates Result in Diminished Multiemployer Plan Benefits
Ironworkers General President and Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA) Chairman Walter Wise released the following statement today following the publication of PILMA’s new study Medicaid Drug Rebates in Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy
Medicare Part D Rebates Have Unintended Consequences
Jay Potesta, Political Director of the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association, wrote the following op-ed published in NWI Times details how the proposed Medicare Part D rebates will shift the cost burden from government to union members and seniors.
Proposed Medicare Part D Rebates Will Eliminate Jobs and Increase Drug Costs
PILMA Chairman Walter Wise send the following letter to the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee urging protection of Medicare Part D benefits.
Changes in Medicare Part D are not an “Easy Fix” to Complex Budget Challenges
PILMA Chairman Walter Wise sent the following letter to Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray urging protection of Medicare Part D benefits.
Helmets to Hardhats Apprenticeship Program Helps Vets Work After Service
The nonprofit Helmets to Hardhats program is an avenue to help connect National Guard, reserve and transitional active duty members to career opportunities in the construction industry.