08/21/2026 Daily Report

IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Friday, August 21, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA — $40.00/hr, 322 open calls with Book 1 at 903 and Book 2 at 35. Heavy data center action at QTS Fayetteville with multiple contractors stacking JW calls — Whitehead (41), Inglett & Stubbs (40), Miller TN (20) — all running 4-10s plus Saturday 8s. Miller TN also has a 30-JW shop call at Hampton. Orientations for most Fayetteville calls run Mon/Wed or Mon–Thu only, so timing matters. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI — $52.51/hr base, 186 open calls with significant OT baked in. The Port Washington Data Center is the clear anchor, with Cupertino (30 JW, 58–60 hrs), Gurtz (15 JW, 60+ hrs), and MJ Electric (13 JW, 50–58 hrs) all paying $62.51/hr — a $10/hr premium over scale. Wisconsin electrical license and passed drug test required across all three Port Washington calls. LU-26 Washington, DC — $62.00/hr, 132 open calls across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Mix of base building, data center fit-out, and WMATA traction-power upgrade work. Mass Electric is running a planned 5-10s schedule for WMATA. Mid Atlantic's Northern VA data center call requires OSHA 30 and a background check. Perlectric is carrying 19 total JW positions split across two calls with overtime available on one. LU-1105 Newark, OH — $44.67/hr, 114 open calls. Superior Group is dominating the board with multiple data center and industrial calls at CMH120, CMH121, Vantage, and Conesville — several running 4-10s plus Saturdays. The Vantage call pays scale with 2x OT and provides six lunches. Sargent Electric's Johnstown call pays $44.67 + $7/hr over scale on 6-10s with Saturday double time, but requires 45 M–F hours worked to qualify for weekend work, plus a U.S. passport or raised-seal birth certificate. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN — $48.80/hr, 109 open calls. Cupertino Electric is hiring 4 JW for Project Fletcher in Greensburg — a new 118-MW battery energy storage system with underground conduit, MV cable pulls, and 160+ equipment sets. Schedule is 5-10s with Saturday double time if offered. Orientation is Tuesday, August 25. Drug test and steel-toe boots required. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA — $44.73/hr base, 101 open calls. QTS and EWD Data Centers are driving the board. CST's EWD call tops out at $44.73 + $10/hr over, 2x OT, 6-10s. Cupertino is running both a day shift and a 2nd shift (5 PM–3:30 AM) with a 17.3% shift differential on top of the $10 over — on top of 2x OT. Iowa Class A JW license required for QTS calls. OSHA 10/30 and background check standard across the top calls. LU-401 Reno, NV — $52.00/hr base, 99 open calls with Book 1 at 5 and Book 2 at 33. Multiple premium packages in play: Bechtel at Thacker Pass pays scale + $100/day per diem on 6-10s; Rosendin in Sparks pays scale + $10/hr; Bombard pays $57.39/hr; and Newtron at Thacker Pass offers $54.57/hr + $3/hr completion bonus with housing and food provided on a 58/58/50-hour schedule. LU-237 Niagara Falls, NY — $48.20/hr, 88 open calls.