09/11/2017
General Vice President Sito Pantoja today issued the following statement on the anniversary of 9/11:
Sisters and Brothers, today marks the sixteenth anniversary of the heinous terrorist attacks on our country. Each year, we honor and pay tribute to the heroes we lost on that fateful day. We respectfully recall those who were most directly affected by this tragedy—those who were injured, perished or lost loved ones. We remember the selfless first responders—firefighters, police, emergency workers, and other courageous people—who risked, and many times, lost their lives in their brave efforts to save others. Let us not forget the cabin crew members, the aviation industry’s frontline, who also lost their lives.
The IAM lost three heroic members that day, United Airlines Customer Service employees Marianne McFarland and Jesus Sanchez who were onboard United 175 and IAM Organizer and New York City Firefighter Keith Maynard who died in the World Trade Center collapse.
Let us take some time today to remember and honor our fallen heroes. It is also a day to champion the work hundreds of thousands of Machinists do each and every day in making our country safer and stronger.
“We Will Never Forget!!”
