LETTERS/CROSSWORD

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: march 2012 :: RMTnews 29 The winner of prize crossword no. 76 is James Benner, Bourne Lincs. Send entries to Prize Crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NWI IJD by April 12 with your name and address. Winner and solution in next issue. ACROSS 7 Twin-winged aircraft (7) 8 Peeping toms (7) 10 Small lobesters, aka Dublin Bay prawns, usually served deep-fried (6) 11 The ‘kick’ in coffee (8) 12 Open air pool (4) 13 Sweet, buttery biscuit (10) 14 Easy-peel, usually seedless mandarin-type citrus fruits (11) 19 Last general secretary of NUR, and first of RMT (5,5) 22 20 fluid ounces - fits neatly in the hand! (4) 23 Waymarker (8) 24 Tended back to health (6) 25 Rotted (7) 26 Hirsute of face (7) DOWN 1 13, for example (7) 2 Samuel, first president, in 1887, of the National Union of Seamen, best remembered for the life-saving line named after him (8) 3 Slow-moving mollusc with mobile home (6) 4 Litter thrown at wedding parties! (8) 5 Thin decorative covering, often of wood (6) 6 Parent’s father, commonly (7) 9 Bean counters - may follow ‘turf’! (11) 15 Overhaul of appearance, cosmetically (8) 16 Rulers of empires (8) 17 Split, separated (7) 18 Made irate (7) 20 Instruction book - by hand (6) 21 Mauled by critics (placed in a bowl) (6) £50 PRIZE CROSSWORD No. 77. Set by Elk No. 76 solution... STAFF TRAVEL E-PETITION Dear editor, I am a non-safeguarded train driver working out of Caterham depot and I have an e-petition for all staff to sign calling for the re-introduction of staff travel boxes for all non-safeguarded railway staff in order to fall in line with the rest of Europe. At the moment we can travel free in Europe, like others Europeans, but when it comes to our own country other Europeans travel free but we have to pay. To see the petition google e-petitions and type in ‘To reinstate staff travel boxes for non safegaurded railway staff’. It calls for the restoration of staff travel boxes for all non safegaurded railway staff, after completion of 11 years continuous service to exceed retirement to fall in line with the rest of European staff travel. The 11 years continuous service is for loyalty to the railway industry, one year probation and 10 years service. Yours sincerely Dean Anderson BRILLIANT REPRESENTATION Dear editor, As a proud RMT member I would like to show my sincere appreciation to the union and my RMT rep in particular, Mark Harding. At all times he professionally handled my case concerning termination of employment with London Underground due to immigration status. I really appreciate the role Mr Harding played in all my hearings with LUL including the appeal hearing. Despite the complex nature of my case Mr Harding was able to convince LUL management to re- engage me after my immigration issue had been sorted out. Thank you very much for such brilliant representation. Yours sincerely Akintoye Akinyeye Letters... WATFORD BRANCH NOMINATES STEVE HEDLEY FOR ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY LU ENGINEERING BRANCH NOMINATES STEVE HEDLEY FOR ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY