08/03/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Monday, August 4, 2026** **LU-26 Washington DC** tops the pay scale at **$62.00/hr** with 174 open calls, led by a 21-JW conduit install at the Federal Reserve and data center work in Ashburn — strong variety of calls across DC and Northern VA. **LU-134 Chicago** carries the highest scale on the board at **$63.15/hr** with 129 calls; Elite Electric is running 12-hour, 6-day weeks in Evanston, and several calls note no-strike requirements, so come clean. **LU-291 Boise** is the package deal of the day — base scale of **$45.33/hr** plus **$20/hr over** and **$170/day travel pay** for eligible travelers, all at Micron ID1; 168 open calls with Book 2 at 65. **LU-1426 Grand Forks** has 140 calls and nearly 100 JW spots at the Polaris Forge Data Center running 6-10s — **$44.80/hr** base plus $100/day per diem, attendance incentives, and an extra $100/day for ND license holders. **LU-494 Milwaukee** is heavy with data center work in Port Washington — **$52.73/hr plus $10 over** across multiple contractors running 50-60+ hours a week; Wisconsin license required. **LU-237 Niagara Falls** punches above its weight with 114 calls concentrated at Lake Mariner Data — 102 of those JW spots from three contractors, all running 7-10s with per diem available. Overall, data center construction is clearly driving the market right now — from Boise to Grand Forks to Milwaukee to Cedar Rapids, that's where the volume and the overtime are.