05/28/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Daily Dispatch - Thursday, May 28, 2026** Local 26 Washington DC is absolutely cooking with 226 calls at $59.50/hr, dominated by data center work in Manassas with 60-hour weeks becoming standard. Indianapolis 481 has 188 calls at $45.45/hr with some contractors paying 10% over scale, while Kansas City 124 offers 160 calls at $54.01/hr on major battery plant and tech projects. Milwaukee 494 shows 144 calls at $50.86/hr plus $10/hr incentives for data center work, and Newark 1105 has 132 positions at $42.75/hr with some jobs hitting $48.50/hr. Grand Forks 1426 stands out with $100-150/day incentives plus per diem on top of $43.02/hr base. Data centers and industrial projects are driving most of the high-hour opportunities across multiple regions.