MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Hundreds of people lined up along the streets outside the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union office in Midtown, hoping to get hired for jobs at Mid-South data centers.
Workers travel from out of state
The crowd included electricians from across the country, with some traveling from as far as Idaho and Virginia. They camped out for hours outside the union office.
Workers said the big turnout was no surprise given the pay for the jobs.
“When you got a big paying money job, you got people paying money job. It’s going to show up like this, like heavy,” said Sam, who traveled in hopes of data center work…