09/02/2026 Daily Report

IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Wednesday, September 02, 2026 LU-26 Washington, DC is running hot with 356 open positions across 53 active calls. JE Richards is the biggest mover — 81 JW and a separate 15 JW call at Sterling, VA, both running 60-hour, 6-day weeks (M–F 5-8s plus 2 hrs OT daily, Saturday 10 hrs) at $62.00/hr. Drug test, background check, 2-day safety training, and OSHA 10 required. VarcoMac needs 17 JW for conduit at the Federal Reserve in DC, and Mid Atlantic has 14 JW spread across Northern VA with OT available. LU-613 Atlanta, GA shows 336 open positions, mostly concentrated at the Fayetteville QTS data center complex. Whitehead Electric leads with 41 JW on a 4-10s plus 2-8s Mon–Sat schedule at $40.00/hr doing cable tray and feeder MC work; orientation runs Mon–Thu. Inglett & Stubbs wants 37 JW at the same campus, same schedule with a 6:30 AM start (orientation Mon and Wed only). Miller Electrical TN has 49 JW split between a Hampton Shop call and medium-voltage cable pulling. Book 1 stands at 923, Book 2 at 35. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI has 181 open calls with the Port Washington Data Center dominating. Three contractors — Cupertino Electric (30 JW), Gurtz Electric (15 JW), and MJ Electric (13 JW) — are all paying $62.51/hr with weeks running 50–60+ hours. Wisconsin electrical license and drug test are required across the board. Book 1 is at 15, Book 2 at 19, so travelers should have a realistic shot here. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN is lighter at 133 open positions. The standout is an Industrial Electric long call for 6 JW at LTCS Building 172 running 7-10s. A separate Industrial Electric maintenance call wants 4 JW for 5-8s with possible weekends at $48.80/hr, climate-controlled work with background check and drug test. Electric Plus needs 2 JW at the Lilly Foundry in Lebanon on 5-10s — OSHA 10 and background check required. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA has 124 open calls and strong upside pay at the data center corridor. CST leads with 49 JW at the EWD Data Center running 6-10s at $54.73/hr with 2x OT, OSHA 10 or 30, background check, and drug screen required — orientation Mon/Wed/Fri, screening Tue/Thu. Cupertino and TriCity Electric each need 10 JW at QTS at the same $54.73/hr, 2x OT rate. Miller Electric has a VDV call paying $46.73/hr with all OT at double-time, orienting September 16. LU-401 Reno, NV shows 103 open calls with the biggest opportunity at Thacker Pass — Bechtel wants 48 JW running 6-10s at scale plus $4.00/hr over + $120/day per diem, OSHA 10 and background check required. Baker Electric needs 10 JW at Libra Solar in Yerington on 4-10s with $3.00/hr zone pay — clean driving record required. Book 1 sits at 8, Book 2 at 58, so travelers are in good position here. LU-1426 Grand Forks, ND has 84 open positions anchored at the Polaris Forge Data Center in Harwood. Parsons Electric wants 31 JW on 6-10s at $44.80/hr base plus $100/day incentive (Mon–Fri), $150/day Saturday–Sunday, $100/day ND license bonus, and $100/day per diem — ND license, drug test, and background check required. Hunt Electric needs