09/05/2026 Daily Report

IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Saturday, September 06, 2026 LU-26 Washington, DC has 463 open calls across 60 active calls — one of the hottest boards in the country right now. JE Richards is biggest with 71 JW at Manassas on a 60-hour, 6-day schedule (M–F 8s plus 2 OT daily and a 10-hour Saturday). Another JE Richards call puts 32 JW at Fredericksburg on 5×8s plus 2 OT daily. FIS is running 25 JW at VA Data Centers with $125/day per diem and planned OT; AWS badge and drug test required. Aarow Electric needs 21 JW at Manassas DCA 72 with possible OT. Requirements across the board include drug test and background check; US citizenship proof required for Aarow. LU-613 Atlanta, GA is showing 354 open calls with scale at $42.00/hr on the top calls. Inglett & Stubbs leads with 40 JW at QTS Fayette on a 4-10s plus 2-8s Mon–Sat schedule starting 6:30 AM. Whitehead Electric matches that with 40 JW at Fayetteville QTS DC3 on the same schedule at 6 AM — cable tray and feeder MC experience preferred. Miller Electrical has 29 JW at the Hampton shop on the same 6-day schedule. Inglett & Stubbs also has 21 JW at Fulton Industrial DataBank and 20 JW at Wellstar Paulding Hospital (high-rise hospital addition), both on 4-10s plus OT, with optional Saturdays on the DataBank call. Orientations vary by contractor — confirm days before showing up. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI has 229 open calls with big money at the top. Gurtz Electric and Cupertino Electric each need 30 JW at Port Washington Data Center running 58–60 hrs/week at $62.51/hr; Wisconsin electrical license and drug test required for both, plus physical passport or qualifying IDs. Westphal Electric has 15 JW at Oak Creek Power Plant on 5-10s at $60.00/hr plus $1,050/week subsistence for travelers over 70 miles — background check and on-site drug screening required. Book 1 and Book 2 are both at 35; call early. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN has 152 open calls. Cupertino Electric is hiring 5 JW for Project Fletcher "BESS" in Greensburg — a 118-MW battery energy storage system build from the ground up with underground conduit, cable pulls, MV, and 160+ equipment sets. Schedule is 5-10s with optional Saturdays at double time. Drug test and steel-toe or composite boots required; call date is Wednesday, 9/09/2026. Industrial Electric has 2 JW at Lilly Southside Indianapolis on 5-8s. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA has 118 open calls and the top rate on the board is strong. CST needs 44 JW at EWD Data Center on 6-10s at $54.73/hr with 2x OT; OSHA 10 or 30, background check, and drug screen required. Cupertino has 10 JW at QTS on 5-10s with some Saturdays at the same $54.73/hr with 2x OT; Iowa Journeyman A license required. Koehler Electric has 4 JW at QTS on 5-10s and an 8 at scale with OSHA 10 and Iowa JW license. Smaller calls at ACME and Basepoint round out the board with rates from $47.23 to $49.73/hr. LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT has 110 open calls with solid incentive packages on top. Winward Electrical Services needs 20 JW at QTS Eagle Mountain on a 5-day schedule with OT and $225 incentive per 10-hour weekday plus $225 per OT Saturday on top