Opinion ID: 686689
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Similarity of Wages and Benefits

Text: 13 As to the second factor, the evidence also fails to support the Board's conclusion. The evidence is undisputed that the pay levels were different, whether because of the terms of the pre-hire agreement negotiated by Mark Small at the VA hospital project as contrasted with the compensation parameters set by Jon Small on other projects, because of the nature of the VA hospital as a prevailing wage job, or because of the differing skill level involved in the two kinds of projects. Only at the Fernald job site did employees receive direct wages approaching those at the VA job, and even there the employees did not receive the same benefits as the VA project employees. Not only does the evidence on similarity of wages and benefits not provide support for the unit's appropriateness, to the extent that it reflects upon the differences in supervision, skills of workers, and working conditions at the two sites, it undermines the other bases for the Board's ultimate erroneous conclusion. 14