08/01/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Saturday, August 1, 2026** **LU-291 Boise, ID** is the top dollar call right now — Micron ID1 is paying **$65.33/hr plus $170/day travel pay** if eligible, with 60+ JW slots across multiple contractors. If you can get an Idaho license, that's serious money. **LU-26 Washington, DC** checks in at **$62.00/hr** with 174 open calls spread across federal buildings, data centers, and convention work — medium-voltage experience is a plus on at least one Northern VA call. **LU-134 Chicago, IL** sits at **$63.15/hr** with 129 calls including a 6-day/12-hour shift in Evanston — good hours if you want to stack weeks. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA** has 128 open calls with data center work paying **$54.48/hr and double-time OT** — CST alone is calling 48 JW on 6-10s. Iowa license and OSHA 10/30 required. **LU-237 Niagara Falls, NY** is concentrated but deep — 102 of 114 calls are at Lake Mariner Data on **7/10s with per diem available**. Book 1 is nearly clear at just 5 out. **LU-1426 Grand Forks, ND** has strong incentive stacking at Polaris Forge — base scale plus **$100/day per diem, attendance bonuses, and an extra $100/day for ND license holders** on 6-10s. Overall, data center work is dominating every market on the board today — travelers with licenses, OSHA cards, and clean drug tests are well-positioned.