08/23/2026 Daily Report

IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Sunday, August 23, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA is showing 335 open calls with $40.00/hr scale — one of the largest books in the country right now. The bulk of the work is data center build-out at QTS Fayetteville and Hampton, running 4-10s plus Saturday 8s (Mon–Sat schedules). Whitehead, Inglett & Stubbs, and Miller TN each have 20–41 JW calls open. Medium-voltage cable pulling is specifically called out on one Miller call. Book 1 sits at 903, Book 2 at 35 — travelers will almost certainly be working off Book 2. LU-26 Washington, DC has 212 open calls at $62.00/hr, the highest base scale in today's snapshot. JE Richards is running 60-hour, 6-day weeks at a Manassas data center with 40 JW needed. Several calls require drug-tested lists, background checks, or OSHA 10. WMATA transit work and DHS federal work are also in the mix, some with overtime available. Book numbers were not reported. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI has 184 open calls anchored by three large data center contractors at Port Washington — Cupertino, Gurtz, and MJ Electric — all paying $52.51/hr + $10.00/hr over-scale with 50–60 hours per week available. Wisconsin electrical license and physical ID documents (passport or driver's license + Social Security card) are required on all three Port Washington calls. Book 1 is at 15, Book 2 at 19 — both moving. LU-1105 Newark, OH has 113 open calls at $44.67/hr. Superior Group dominates the book with data center calls at Conesville, CMH120, CMH121, Vantage, and Project Cyrus 1 — most running 4-10s plus Saturday 8s, OSHA 10 required. Standout is the Vantage call with 2x OT. Sargent Electric at Johnstown offers $44.67/hr + $7.00/hr over-scale with 2x Saturday, but requires U.S. citizenship and a raised-seal birth certificate or U.S. passport. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN has 110 open calls at $48.80/hr but only two calls shown in detail. Ermco needs 3 JW at Cummins in Columbus on a long 5-8s call. Cupertino has 1 JW spot for a 118-MW battery energy storage system build in Greensburg starting 8/25, running 5-10s with possible Saturdays — all outside work including MV cable pulls and equipment setting. LU-401 Reno, NV has 103 open calls at $52.00/hr, with Book 1 at 5 and Book 2 at 33. Bechtel's Thacker Pass mine project in Winnemucca is the big call — 29 JW, 6-10s, scale plus $100/day per diem. Newtron at the STY Campus offers scale plus $10.00/hr attendance incentive, $2.00/hr retention, and $100/day weekday per diem ($200/weekend day, max $700/week). Bombard Electric pays $57.39/hr flat at Sparks on 5-10s plus an 8. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA has 97 open calls with top-of-snapshot earning potential. CST, Cupertino, and TriCity are all calling JW for QTS and EWD data centers at $54.73/hr with 2x OT — running 5 or 6 tens per week. Cupertino's QTS 2nd shift (5PM–3:30AM) adds a 17.3% shift differential on top of that. Iowa Journeyman A license required on Cupertino calls; OSHA 10/30 and background check standard across the board. LU-237 Niagara Falls, NY has