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33 JAN-MAR 2017 AL CONSTRUCTION NEWS e x e c u t i v e o r d e r s One in particular is for President Trump to reverse or negate executive orders previously put into place by President Obama. Specifically, there are two execu- tive orders that serve as the central focus for the association. The first: replacement of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construc- tion Projects, which strongly encourages federal agencies to require project labor agreements (PLAs) on a case-by-case basis on federal construction projects exceed- ing $25 million in total cost. The second: revoking Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, along with the amendment to EO 13673, which requires federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose any "violations" of 14 federal labor laws and OSHA-approved state plans to the federal government before being awarded federal contracts covered by this rule. u . s . s u p r e m e c o u r t a n d o t h e r j u d i c i a l v a c a n c i e s The association also hopes for Presi- dent Trump to make the vacant Supreme Court seat left by Judge Antonin Scalia a priority, as well as other judicial vacancies. "The association is confident that the next Supreme Court appointment will be one the association would support," said Reed. n at i o n a l l a b o r r e l at i o n s b o a r d Members of ABC have seen a negative impact by the Obama administration's appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Thus, many in the industry would like to see immediate action taken by the Trump administra- tion to return the NLRB to a Republican majority to lighten the harsh actions of the NLRB that have been seen in the past eight years. "The NLRB has to not only understand laborers' rights, but also employers' rights," Reed said. "A company that is going above and beyond to ensure fairness across the board from manage- ment to skilled workers should certainly have an audience of fair individuals when they have issues going before the NLRB. We feel the Trump administration's tone toward fairness—to both the employer and the employees—will make meaningful changes to those currently sitting on the board to ensure equal treatment." Of equal importance when it comes to fairness to both employer and employee is designating the appropriate chair and act- ing general council of the Equal Employ- ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). d e pa r t m e n t o f l a b o r With the Department of Labor (DOL) there were many opportunities the previ- ous president took to create an environ- ment that hindered, and in many cases