05/14/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Daily Dispatch - Thursday, May 14, 2026** **Local 26 (Washington, DC)** is crushing it with 292 open calls at $59.50/hr, mostly data center work in Manassas/Sterling with guaranteed 60-hour weeks. **Local 481 (Indianapolis)** has 151 calls with some contractors paying $50-55/hr premiums at Meta and Google data centers. **Local 1105 (Newark, OH)** shows 147 calls with Sargent Electric offering $55.25/hr in Johnstown. **Local 405 (Cedar Rapids, IA)** has 135 calls dominated by QTS data center projects paying $49.48/hr with 6-10s. **Local 1426 (Grand Forks, ND)** offers 123 calls at the Polaris Forge Data Center with $100-150/day incentives plus per diem. **Local 494 (Milwaukee)** has strong Port Washington data center work with 50-60 hour weeks at $50.86/hr. Data centers are driving the market nationwide with premium overtime and long-term assignments.