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We Keep the Lights on Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

We Keep the Lights on Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

We keep the lights on. Somebody climbs the pole in the storm and answers the outage line in the middle of the night, and the lineman in the tee is one of 1,600 utility workers who struck a 145-year-old company this year to keep that job worth doing. Crews, plant operators and dispatchers hold the grid up. This tee belongs to them.

Wear it to the picket line at the utility yard, the union hall, the public service commission hearing, the storm cleanup, and the family dinner where a relative complains about the outage. It is a strong gift for a lineman, a plant operator, a dispatcher, and the friend who answered the outage line at 3 a.m.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a picket line at the utility yard. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the utility-yard entry in the union and labor collection.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Which strike is this about? The 1,600 utility workers who struck this year, and every crew like them. The lineman wearing it was on that line.

Would a utility local order these for the picket? Locals do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do crews pick? Black and Graphite. White for the line.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the picket line, the union hall, the contract vote, Labor Day.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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