09/07/2026 Daily Report

IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Monday, September 07, 2026 LU-26 Washington, DC has 463 open calls with $62.00/hr scale — one of the strongest markets on the board today. JE Richards alone holds 123 spots across three sites including MDC Manassas (5x8 + 2 OT daily + Sat 10, 60 hrs/6 days), IAD Fredericksburg (5x8 + 2 OT daily), and Sterling (possible 2 OT daily + Sat 8 OT). FIS VA Data Centers offers $125/day per diem with planned OT; AWS badge required. Dynalectric Culpeper runs a 1x8 + 4x12 schedule. Most calls require background check and 2-day safety training; Aarow DCA 72 requires US citizenship proof. LU-613 Atlanta, GA shows 354 open calls at $42.00/hr on the top data center calls, up from $40.00 scale. Inglett & Stubbs, Whitehead, and Miller are running 4-10s + 2-8s Mon–Sat at QTS Fayette, QTS Fayette DC3, and the Hampton Shop. Inglett & Stubbs also has a hospital addition at Wellstar Paulding on 4-10s + 1-8 Mon–Fri with optional Saturdays. Book 1 is deep at 923; Book 2 sits at 35. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI has 229 open calls with standout pay at the Port Washington Data Center — both Gurtz and Cupertino Electric need 30 JW each at $62.51/hr running 58–60+ hrs/week; Wisconsin license and drug test required. Westphal Oak Creek Power Plant pays $60.00/hr + $1,050/week subsistence for travelers over 70 miles plus a 5% quarterly bonus on a 5-10s schedule. Book 1 and Book 2 are both at 35. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN carries 152 open calls at $48.80/hr scale. The headliner is Cupertino Electric's Project Fletcher "Bess" in Greensburg — a 118-MW battery energy storage system with 5-10s Mon–Fri and optional Saturdays at double time; dispatching Wednesday 9/09. Drug test and steel-toe boots required. Industrial Electric has 2 JW at Lilly Southside on 5-8s. LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT has 111 open calls at $46.22/hr scale. The top earner is Winward Electrical at QTS Eagle Mountain offering $225 incentive per 10-hour day Mon–Fri and $225 for 8-hour OT Saturday on top of scale. Cache Valley has 20 JW across Facebook Eagle Mountain and a Nucor shutdown starting September 13 on 12-hour shifts. Rydalch Electric has 20 JW between Rocky Mountain Power and a Delta Center call. LU-60 San Antonio, TX shows 105 open calls at $39.00/hr scale. Big State dominates with 65 openings spread across JIW, CW 4–5, CW 6–7, and Foreman classifications. Alterman needs 15 CW 6–7. All calls require Texas TDLR license or electrical license, OSHA card, drug test, and I-9 documents. Book 1 is 60; Book 2 is 3. LU-575 Portsmouth, OH has 101 open calls with nearly all of them in one place: TSG needs 100 JW at the North Campus Amazon in Jeffersonville on a 4-10s + 1-8 schedule with spotty Saturdays at scale; OSHA 10 required. Book 1 at 30, Book 2 at 44 — strong opportunity for travelers. LU-1105 Newark, OH carries 96 open calls at $44.67/hr scale. Newkirk