09/10/2026 Daily Report

IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Thursday, September 10, 2026 LU-26 Washington, DC pays $62.00/hr with 431 open positions across 61 active calls — one of the busiest markets on the board right now. JE Richards is driving the volume with the largest single call at 65 JW for a Manassas, VA project running 60 hrs/week (M–F with 2 OT daily plus a 10-hour Saturday); a separate 30-JW call at Fredericksburg runs M–F with possible 2 daily OT hours. Both require pre-hire drug test, background check, and 2-day safety training. Aarow Electric has 18 JW at DCA 72 in Manassas with a 6:00 AM start. Hi Tech needs 26 JW at the DC Convention Center on a short call — bring drug-tested list status, valid IDs, SSN, birth certificate, and a voided check. LU-613 Atlanta, GA pays $42.00/hr on the largest active calls (base scale is $40.00/hr) with 380 open positions across 59 calls. The QTS/Fayetteville data center corridor is absorbing most of the workforce: Miller Electrical has 40 JW on a 4-10s plus one 8 schedule and another 29 JW at the Hampton Shop; Whitehead Electric has 40 JW on 4-10s plus two 8s Mon–Sat; Inglett & Stubbs has 38 JW at QTS Fayette (Saturday optional) and 20 JW at Fulton Industrial DataBank. Book 1 sits at 923 out and Book 2 at 35 — strong appetite for travelers. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI pays $52.51/hr base with 233 open calls, and the Port Washington Data Center is where the real money is: both Gurtz Electric and Cupertino Electric are calling 30 JW each at $62.51/hr for 58–60+ hours per week — Wisconsin electrical license and drug test required for both. Westphal Electric has 14 JW at Oak Creek Power Plant on 5-10s at $60.00/hr plus $1,050/week subsistence for travelers more than 70 miles out. Books are balanced at 35/35. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA pays $54.73/hr with 2× OT on data center calls, with 127 open positions. CST leads with 44 JW at the EWD Data Center on a 6-10s schedule starting 7 AM; Cupertino has 10 JW at QTS on 5-10s plus some Saturdays, and a second-shift version of the same call adds a 17.3% shift differential for the 5 PM–3:33 AM block. TriCity Electric has 10 JW at QTS on 6-10s with a 6 AM start. All data center calls require OSHA 10 or 30, background check, and drug screen. A VDV Tech opportunity also exists at EWD at $46.73/hr with 2× OT on 5-12s plus an 8. LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT pays $46.22/hr base with 125 open calls concentrated in the Eagle Mountain data center corridor. The standout is Winward Electrical Services calling 17 JW for QTS at scale plus $225 per 10-hour weekday shift and $225 per 8-hour OT Saturday — that's significant per-shift premium on top of wages. Skyline Electric has 20 JW at the Meta Eagle Mountain campus with OT and possible Saturdays. Cache Valley Electric has 10 JW at the Facebook Eagle Mountain site and a separate 10-JW call at Nucor on 12-hour shifts Sunday through Friday or Saturday, with orientation Sept. 8 or Sept. 10 and a Sept. 13 start. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN pays $48.80/hr with 123 open calls, though active dispatches listed are slim in volume. Ermco has