President Trump to rescind President Obama’s project labor agreement (PLA) and replace it with a new order. Íæż½ã½ã asked President Trump to issue a new order that ensures fair and open competition on federal construction contracts by preventing agencies from mandating contractors to sign a PLA as a condition of winning a federal or federally assisted construction contract and from implementing a preference policy for bids with a PLA. The Obama-era order encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on projects valued at $25 million or more. Until President Trump acts, that executive order remains in effect.
In addition to calling for rescission of the executive order, Íæż½ã½ã is also which would prohibit federal contracting agencies from mandating that contractors enter into PLAs on direct federal projects.
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