December 9, 2005 - More than 28 members from Local 1650 in Kansas City, Missouri gathered this week to receive certificates and be honored for 50 years of membership in the IAM.
The retired members, who worked as airline mechanicsand at other positions for TWA in Kansas City braved a snowstorm and high winds to receive their honors and thanks from Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr., who called them the "heart, soul and the backbone of the IAM."
“There was almost 2,000 years of experience here in that room,” said Roach of the group of 50-year members.
“What those members have seen and what they have done for the union during their time can never be fully acknowledged or repaid. But I guarantee that it will never be forgotten.”
