122 years ago today, July 10, 1896, our IBEW founder Henry Miller succumbed to injuries due to a fall from electrocution. The IBEW recognizes this great Journeyman Lineman for his vision and determination to found this great union. His dream was: To organize all workers in the entire electrical industry in the United States and Canada, including all those in public utilities and electrical manufacturing, into local unions, To promote reasonable methods of work, To cultivate feelings of friendship among those of our industry, To settle all disputes between employers and employees by arbitration (if possible), To assist each other in sickness or distress, To secure employment, To reduce the hours of daily labor, To secure adequate pay for our work, To seek a higher and higher standard of living, To seek security for the individual, And by legal and proper means to elevate the moral, intellectual and social conditions of our members, their families and dependents, in the interest of a higher standard of citizenship. Thank you Henry Miller January 5th, 1858 July 10th, 1896 #thankalineman #linemanappreciationday #pgewives #ibew1245 #ilovemylineman
