LETTERS/CROSSWORD

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: april 2013 :: RMTnews 29 ACROSS 1 With equal chances (5- 5) 8 Give as part payment (5,2) 9 Warning signal (5) 10 Sprite (5) 11 Everlasting (7) 12 Candy (6) 14 Muscular (6) 16 Endurance (7) 17 Do business (5) 19 High quality porcelain (5) 20 Royal ruler (7) 21 Exact opposite (10) DOWN 1 Disintegration (13) 2 Restored (5) 3 Over there (6) 4 Scrutinize (7) 5 Large carnivorous dinosaur (13) 6 Amaze (4) 7 Disconnect (6) 12 Cut in half (6) 13 Art of folding paper (7) 15 Friendliness (6) 17 Device for grabbing objects (5) 18 Repeat (4) £50 PRIZE CROSSWORD The winner of last month’s prize crossword is Barry Augood, Happisburgh. Send entries to Prize Crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NWI IJD by May 10 with your name and address. Winner and solution in next issue. Last month’s solution... Dear Bob Crow, I, Reza Shahabi Zakaria, as an imprisoned worker, treasurer and executive board member of the syndicate of workers of Tehran bus company, thank you, and RMT and the British labour movement, for your support and solidarity; I owe my temporary release to your ongoing support as well as solidarity initiatives by other workers and labour organisations in Iran and the world. I hope the day comes when no workers anywhere in the world will have to face prison for their struggles in support of the working class interests. My dear comrades and fellow workers: on behalf of my colleagues at the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company as well as other labour activists and family members, I am grateful of your selfless efforts, and I hope the day will come when I can repay your kindness. In Solidarity, Reza Shahabi Zakaria THANK YOU FROM IRAN Letters... Dear editor, This letter is a debt of gratitude to a first class union that knows how to help its membership. I would like to say a massive thank you to RMT for their very professional assistance when I had a car accident last year. Following the crash I was immediately referred through the union to the criminal defence team at Powell, Spencer & Partners solicitors. They ably assisted me in preparing for my day in court and through my counsel Stephen Fitzpatrick I escaped a driving ban. This was my first serious driving offence and I am convinced that had I not been a union member the fess charged would have been much higher. In conclusion I would like to comment both the union and the very reputable firm of solicitors for their excellent legal advice and assistance. Yours, (name supplied) A DEBT OF GRATITUDE