08/20/2026 Daily Report

IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Thursday, August 20, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA — $40.00/hr, 312 open calls with Book 1 at 903 deep and Book 2 at 35. The board is dominated by data center work at QTS Fayetteville and DataBank, with multiple contractors each calling 19–41 JWs. Most gigs run 4-10s plus 2-8s Monday–Saturday; Saturdays are optional on some calls. Steel-toed boots and Monday/Wednesday orientation windows are standard. Indefinite call available through Miller TN at the Hampton Shop. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI — $52.51/hr base, 186 open calls with Book 1 nearly cleared at 15 and Book 2 at 19. Top calls are at the Port Washington Data Center running 58–60+ hrs/week with $10/hr over scale from Cupertino, Gurtz, and MJ Electric. Wisconsin electrical license, drug test, and physical ID documents required across all major calls. LU-26 Washington, DC — $62.00/hr, 144 open calls. Work spans the metro area with WMATA traction-power, DHS base-building, industrial work in Gladstone VA, and a data center call at IAD 452 in Fredericksburg running 5-8s plus 2 daily OT hours. Background checks, drug tests, and in some cases 2-day safety training are required depending on the call. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN — $48.80/hr, 116 open calls. Lead call is Cupertino at Greensburg for a 118-MW battery energy storage system — underground conduit, MV cable pulls, and equipment setting on 5-10s with double time on Saturdays if offered. Drug test and steel-toe or composite boots required; dispatch date is Tuesday 8/25/2026. LU-1426 Grand Forks, ND — $44.80/hr, 111 open calls dominated by Parsons Electric at the Polaris Forge Data Center in Harwood on 6-10s. Incentives stack up fast: $100/day Mon–Fri, $150/day weekend, $100/day ND license, and $100/day per diem for those coming from 100+ miles out. Hunt Electric at Grand Forks Air Base adds $100/day incentive plus ND license pay on 4-10s with an 8-hour Friday OT shift. Real ID or passport required for the base. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA — $54.73/hr on multiple data center calls, 103 open positions. CST at EWD runs 6-10s with 2x OT; Cupertino at QTS offers both day and 2nd shift (5PM–3:30AM with a 17.3% shift differential), also at $54.73/hr with 2x OT. Iowa Journeyman Class A license and OSHA 10 or 30 required on the major calls. LU-401 Reno, NV — $52.00/hr base, 102 open calls with Book 1 nearly clear at 5 and Book 2 at 33. Bechtel at Thacker Pass runs 6-10s with $100/day per diem; Bombard and EC Electric at the STY campus in Sparks pay $57.39/hr and $62.00/hr respectively. Baker Electric at Libra Solar adds $3/hr zone pay. OSHA 10 and drug/alcohol testing are standard across the board. LU-683 Columbus, OH — $46.00/hr base, 81 open calls. Standout rates include Connelly at $56.00/hr ($10 over scale) at a Meta project in Groveport, New River at $54.50/hr plus $70+/day per diem (cable splicer cert required), and a test tech opening with HVM paying 10–25%+ over scale with NETA bonuses. ESI at Cologix Data