IBEW Local 405 covers eastern Iowa from a hall in Cedar Rapids, with a second office in Iowa City. On October 5, 2026, GoHereBro's scrape of the local's job board counted 95 open positions across 26 calls. The largest were data-center calls that named an Iowa Class A journeyman license and pay $10 over scale. The live card below replaces this paragraph as soon as the board changes. Other halls are on the job call map and the Hot Spots dashboard.
Where the October 5 board was
That snapshot, sorted by size:
| Call | What the board said | Credential named |
|---|---|---|
| CST, 42 journeymen, EWD data center | 6-10s, 7:00 a.m. start, $10 over scale, double time on overtime | OSHA 10 or 30, background check, drug screen |
| Cupertino, 10 journeymen, QTS data center | 5-10s with some Saturdays, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., $10 over scale, double time on overtime | OSHA 10 or 30, Iowa Class A journeyman |
| Munson Electric, 4 journeymen, Rockwell Cedar Rapids | $10 over scale | Iowa Class A journeyman |
| Munson Electric, 4 journeymen, Rockwell Coralville | $10 over scale | Iowa Class A journeyman |
Those counts were the board on October 5, not a promise for the morning you roll in. The official posting page is ibew405.org/job-calls. The local's referral procedure says the website is the official list and that the phone recording can lag it.
The journeyman scale on the wage sheet GoHereBro has for Local 405 is $44.73, effective December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028. Health and welfare on that record is $9.00 an hour. The contribution pension figure on file is $10.44. The $10-over calls are on top of scale. They are not a new scale. Overtime still depends on the contractor actually working those hours.
Iowa Class A before you bid
Several of those calls name an Iowa Class A journeyman license. The yellow ticket gets you into the referral procedure. It does not satisfy the state line on the call. Iowa's exam, reciprocity, fees, and the 13-state journeyman list are in the Iowa electrical license guide. Sort the license before you bid a call that prints "Journeyman A" on it.
Other states' transfer rules are collected in the electrician license reciprocity guide. Coming into Iowa is the Iowa guide, not the national page.
How referral is written at 405
The posted referral procedure is the copy in the local's October 2022 uploads. Treat it as the hall's written rule until the hall replaces it, and call before you drive if a steward tells you the bid window has moved.
What that PDF spells out:
- Manpower calls go on ibew405.org/job-calls overnight. The business manager can make an exception. The website is the official posting. A phone recording may also carry the calls.
- Calls are posted between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. for the next workday.
- Bids go in on the online form during that same overnight window. You can also call the job line, or be at the Cedar Rapids hall between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Leave your name, the out-of-work list you are on, a callback number, and the calls in the order you want them.
- The referral agent calls people between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. A message counts as the attempt. The PDF says an applicant who does not make contact within 24 hours loses the referral and comes off the out-of-work lists.
- Referral order is chronological inside Group I, then Group II, then Group III, then Group IV. The PDF defines who sits in each group. Read that section before you assume a traveler lands on Book 2 in the casual sense. The hall's groups are the rule that decides the call.
- The PDF requires a termination slip from the last employer.
The generic sign-in packet, travel letter, and what happens to your home book when you take a call are in how to travel IBEW Book 2. Local 405's termination-slip line is stricter than the general practice of saving the slip in case someone asks. Bring the slip this hall's PDF asks for.
Hall: 1211 Wiley Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. Phone (319) 396-8241. The same number is the after-hours job line on the referral PDF. Fax on that PDF: (319) 396-3083. Hours on the contact page: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Iowa City office: 105 Iowa Avenue, Suite 230, Iowa City, IA 52240. Phone (319) 519-6996. Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by appointment. If the call reports to Coralville or North Liberty, ask dispatch which office is actually signing the referral. Do not assume the Iowa City room is open every morning.
The local also posts an area housing sheet dated March 2026. Match the room to the report-to. EWD and QTS are not downtown Cedar Rapids problems, and Rockwell Coralville is not a Cedar Rapids commute you want to guess.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is IBEW Local 405?
1211 Wiley Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. Phone (319) 396-8241. The Iowa City office is 105 Iowa Avenue, Suite 230.
Does Local 405 have work?
On October 5, 2026, the board GoHereBro scraped had 95 open positions across 26 calls, led by an EWD data-center call and a QTS call. Check the live card and the hall's job page before you leave. That snapshot goes stale.
What license do the Cedar Rapids calls ask for?
The Rockwell and QTS calls in that snapshot named an Iowa Class A journeyman license. The CST data-center call named OSHA 10 or 30, a background check, and a drug screen. Read the line on the call you bid.
What is the Local 405 journeyman scale?
$44.73 on the wage sheet in effect from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028. Several October 5 calls offered $10 over that scale. Overtime on those calls was written as double time. The hours still have to be worked.
How do you bid a Local 405 call?
The posted procedure says calls go up overnight, bids are open from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. online, and you can also call or stand at the Cedar Rapids hall from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The referral agent calls from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Does Local 405 require a termination slip?
The referral procedure PDF posted by the local says yes, from the registrant's last employer. Bring it. Ask the hall if a newer procedure has replaced the October 2022 upload.
Can you sign Local 405 from the Iowa City office every day?
No. The contact page lists Iowa City as Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and the other weekdays by appointment.
Official sources
- Local 405 job calls, and GoHereBro's scrape of that board on October 5, 2026
- Local 405 referral procedure PDF
- Local 405 contact page
- Area housing sheet, March 2026
- Iowa electrical license guide for the Class A card those calls name
Call (319) 396-8241 before you drive. The overnight bid window is easy to miss by a time zone.
