08/31/2026 Daily Report

IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Monday, August 31, 2026 LU-26 Washington, DC is loaded with 325 open calls dominated by JE Richards data center and airport work across Northern Virginia. The MDC Manassas and AS02 Sterling calls run 60 hrs/week (5-8s M-F plus 2 OT daily and a 10-hr Saturday) at $62.00/hr; Dynalectric's Manassas data center runs 4-12s plus 2-8s. Expect drug test, background check, 2-day safety training, and OSHA 10 on most calls. Books unknown — walk the board early. LU-613 Atlanta, GA has 324 open calls centered on QTS data center buildouts in Fayetteville and Fulton Industrial, with Book 1 at 919 and Book 2 at 35. Schedules run 4-10s plus 2-8s Mon-Sat at $40.00/hr scale; Whitehead's cable tray and feeder call and Miller's medium-voltage pull are the largest. Orientations are day-specific, so confirm before heading in. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI has 182 calls with Book 1 at 15 and Book 2 at 19 — short books for a strong market. Three contractors at the Port Washington Data Center are paying $52.51/hr + $10 over scale with 58-60 hrs/week available. Wisconsin electrical license is required across the board; bring physical ID and a clean drug test. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN shows 126 open positions with books unknown. Largest single call is Industrial Electric's 4-JW IU Launch Accelerator project downtown running 5-8s M-F plus 8 hrs Saturday at $48.80/hr. Most calls are long-term 5-8s; background check and drug test standard. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA is the top-dollar market today — CST's 50-JW EWD Data Center call and the QTS calls all pay $54.73/hr with 2x OT on 6-10s schedules. Cupertino's 2nd-shift QTS call adds a 17.3% shift differential on top. Iowa Class A JW license required on QTS calls; OSHA 10/30 and background check standard. 121 open positions across the jurisdiction. LU-401 Reno, NV has 88 open calls with Book 1 at 11 and Book 2 at 49. Bechtel's Thacker Pass lithium mine in Winnemucca leads at 31 JWs on 6-10s with $52.00/hr + $100/day per diem. Multiple Sparks-area calls are paying $10 over scale or incentives up to $57.39/hr; Bombard runs 5-10s plus Saturday. OSHA 10 and background check required on most calls. LU-1105 Newark, OH has 85 open positions with Newkirk Electric's gas power plant call in New Albany paying $50.67/hr + 2x OT on 6-10s with busing provided — best rate in the hall. Cupertino's NAB call pays $46.68/hr + 2x OT on 6-10s. Superior Group holds the most openings with long-term data center work at scale plus 2x OT and lunches on some calls. LU-175 Chattanooga, TN has 85 open calls split between data center work in Dalton, GA and TVA nuclear outage work at Sequoyah and Watts Bar. Nuclear calls require TVA clearance, OSHA 10, and Real ID; Day and Zimmermann's Watts Bar call runs an augmented or task-managed rate. Adman and Lawson are running 7-12s and 6-10s respectively at the DNN4 data center at $37.92/hr scale. LU-1426 Grand Forks, ND has 84 open calls with the biggest opportunity being Parsons Electric's 33-JW Pol