This Saturday is National Lineworker Appreciation Day. Each year on National Lineworker Appreciation Day, we honor the life and work of Henry Miller, the first president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, as well as the nation’s nearly 75,000 electrical lineworkers who often place themselves in harm’s way to serve customers and their communities.

America’s lineworkers maintain and enhance the energy grid and work hard day and night in all conditions to ensure that customers have reliable and safe access to the energy they need to power their lives. Throughout the pandemic and last year’s historic storm season, lineworkers never missed a beat.

Remember to #ThankALineworker on Lineworker Appreciation Day for their continued efforts to maintain the energy grid and power our lives.

Lineworker Appreciation Day Resources:

• Listen to EEI’s latest Electric Perspectives’ podcast episode about National Lineworker Appreciation Day, featuring IBEW’s Director of the Utility Department Donnie Colston, ComEd’s first female overhead electrician specialist Savoya Taylor, and Hawaiian Electric lineworker trainer Cyril Ontai III.
• Read the latest Electric Perspectives column by Brian Wolff, EEI executive vice president of public policy and external affairs, to learn more about lineworkers’ critical role in maintaining and enhancing our energy grid and their unwavering dedication to keep the lights on.
• Read the op-ed "Celebrating America's Lineworkers" written by EEI President Tom Kuhn and IBEW International President Lonnie Stephenson that was published in the Morning Consult.
• Read EEI’s Delivering the Future story to learn how some electric companies are training future lineworkers.
• Watch EEI's 2021 Lineworker Appreciation Day video and EEI's 2021 Winter Lineworker Appreciation video on EEI's YouTube channel.
• Read the joint press release from EEI, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), and the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA).