05/19/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Daily Dispatch - Tuesday, May 19, 2026** LU-26 Washington DC leads with 291 calls at $59.50/hr — multiple data center contractors offering scheduled daily OT and some positions with $125/day per diem. LU-481 Indianapolis has 172 calls at $45.45/hr base, but third shift work pays $54.54/hr on those 7x10 rotations at the Lilly project. LU-1105 Newark OH shows 150 calls with some contractors paying $15 over scale ($57.75/hr) for data center work. LU-494 Milwaukee has strong data center activity with 58-60+ hour weeks available, while LU-124 Kansas City shows 142 calls with good 10-hour schedules. LU-405 Cedar Rapids offers double-time OT on their data center jobs, and LU-20 Dallas has calls paying double-time on all hours for 12-hour shifts. Data centers and industrial work continue driving the strongest dispatch activity nationwide.