04/08/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Daily Dispatch Snapshot — April 8, 2026** LU-26 Washington DC leads with 339 open calls at $59.50/hr and tons of data center work offering $125/day per diem and overtime schedules like 3x12s + 3x8s. LU-1426 Grand Forks ND has 202 calls at $36.15/hr (but Parsons is paying $43.02/hr plus $100-150/day incentives for their Polaris data center). Salt Lake City (LU-354) has 145 calls at $43.65/hr with contractors offering Saturday bonuses up to $100/hr. Newark OH (LU-1105) is hopping with 134 calls at $40.25/hr — lots of long-term data center and power plant work with double-time OT and hot lunch provided. Dallas/Fort Worth (LU-20) has 133 calls at $39.65/hr across schools, hospitals, and data centers. Cedar Rapids IA (LU-405) shows 119 calls at $42.23/hr with Baker Group paying $5 over scale and all OT at double-time. Market's hot in data center hubs with per diem and OT sweeteners everywhere — if you're willing to travel, there's money to be made.