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PHILADELPHIA STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 420 TRAINING CENTER 

On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Steamfitters Local 420 hosted a facility tour for industry leaders, union representatives, and legislators to convene and highlight the partnership between the biopharmaceutical industry and skilled union labor. Industry partners included Merck, Lilly, GSK, and others. The tour illustrated the synergistic relationship between biopharmaceutical companies

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Statement Regarding PBM Reform and Transparency

See the Statement The unions and member companies of PILMA have consistently called for reform in the supplychain; namely, addressing the opacity in the system with middlemen such as insurancecompanies and PBMs. Specifically, PILMA has urged Congress to act to: With a market that sees the largest PBMs controlling more

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Prescription drug board would stifle innovation

COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on every American and every industry in the U.S. In response, scientists moved at record-breaking speed to develop a new vaccine that saved thousands of lives. Less recognized but no less essential was the unprecedented mobilization of America’s building trades to create the infrastructure

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Facility Tours

PHILADELPHIA STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 420 TRAINING CENTER 

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen Tours IBEW Local 26

Congressman Tom MacArthur Tours IUOE Local 825 in Dayton, NJ

LillyPad: Why Businesses and Labor Need to Work Together

Governor Gina M. Raimondo Tours UA Local 51 East Providence Facility

Senator Murphy Tours SMART Local 40 with PILMA in Connecticut

Partnership Between Pharmaceutical Industry and Labor Creates Good Jobs

Senator Dick Durbin, Chicago-Area Industry and Labor Leaders Tour Chicago Pipefitters Local 597 Training Facility

PILMA Cohosts Senator Menendez Tour of New Jersey Iron Workers Training Facility

Resolutions

Reports

PRESS RELEASE New Study Demonstrates Critical Role of American Workers in Building Life-Saving Medicine Infrastructure

RESOLUTION Concerning the Misuse and Needed Reform of the Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program

Statement on Executive Order

The Feds must stop going easy on foreign patent thieves who hurt Pennsylvania | Opinion

PILMA Applauds Reintroduction of the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act

President McManus Letter on PBMs to Congress

United Association President McManus Letter to HELP Committee

STATEMENT CONCERNING CMS’ Announcement of 10 Drugs Selected for 2026 Government Price Controls

STATEMENT Supporting the House Oversight Committee Hearings on PBM Transparency and Accountability