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RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: march 2018 :: RMTnews 29 ACROSS 1 Scantness (10) 8 Alleviate (7) 9 Cure (5) 10 Praise (5) 11 Voter (7) 12 Give up (6) 14 Impede (6) 16 Flight cost (7) 17 Declare invalid (5) 19 Contort (5) 20 Twist together (7) 21 Container (10) DOWN 1 Confident (4,9) 2 Representative (5) 3 Oblique (6) 4 Embryonic (7) 5 Fair play (13) 6 Desire (4) 7 Funeral car (6) 12 Property (6) 13 Receiver (7) 15 Imperfection (6) 17 Ludicrous act (5) 18 Sediment (4) £50 PRIZE CROSSWORD The winner of last month’s prize crossword Winner John Davis, Rossshire Send entries to Prize Crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NWI IJD by April 10 with your name and address. Winner and solution in next issue. Last month’s solution... Crossword sponsored by UIA REGIONAL CLERICAL ASSISTANT (GLASGOW) £ 24,144 pa inclusive (34 hours) MFP/123/3/2018 REGIONAL CLERICAL ASSISTANT (BRISTOL) £12,783 pa inclusive (18 hours) MFP/123/4/2018 The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union is the largest specialist transport and offshore energy trade union. It aims to promote and protect the interests of members in all parts of the transport and offshore industries by: negotiating to improve the pay and conditions of members, ensuring health and safety is at the forefront of working practices, delivering high quality and cost effective services and advancing policies that will promote public transport. RMT is seeking to recruit two regional clerical assistants, one based in the Scotland regional office at Hope Street, Glasgow for 34 hours and the other in our South West regional office based in the Crescent Centre, Bristol for 18 hours per week. The work will involve supporting the work of the regional organisers and other union officials. You will be the first point of contact for union members and to succeed in this role you will need: • previous administrative experience • a working knowledge of Word, Excel Desktop Publishing and other Microsoft software • the ability to use a computerised database • be committed to supporting the core principles of RMT and trade union movement In return RMT can offer you a friendly working environment, a final salary pension scheme, assistance with travel to and from work and generous annual leave. If you are interested in this role, please visit our website https://www.rmt.org.uk/about/job-vacancies/ or email: rmtpersonnel@rmt.org.uk for further information quoting reference number in the advert. The closing date for both jobs is: Wednesday April 11 2018 at 5pm. RMT is an equal opportunities employer and appointments are made on merit, ability and relevant experience. CONCERNED Dear Editor, In the last edition of the RMT news there was a letter from a “concerned member”, who was very upset with me for, in his words “blatant electioneering.” I will make no apology for pointing out in my article that the current NEC and senior officials are all white males, therefore we do not reflect the diversity that exists within our membership. I am at pains to see how this can be accredited to a form of electioneering, other than that of encouraging wider involvement which I presumed would be seen as a positive. I mentioned Kathy Mazur and Michelle Rodgers, firstly because I believe they are both amazing trade unionists, but mainly to highlight that their departure from the NEC saw a return to the norm, which I will repeat is 100% white and male. Yes, I did make a similar point when talking about Kathy & Michelle a year ago and why? Because I was concerned that a year later we would be in exactly the position we find ourselves in now. The point was also made that a BEM member also stood in the election when the “concerned member” and I both ran for President. Raising the debate was not intended to be about Tokenism, Glenroy Watson is someone that I class as a friend and I would never wish to patronise him. I purposely said that I don’t claim to have all the answers because our union is supposed to be a bottom up organisation. It was my intention to create the debate and hopefully our women, BEM, LGBT+ and young members will engage regarding how we can progress and become truly inclusive. Sean Hoyle, RMT President. JOBS AT RMT