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RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: may 2021 :: RMTnews 30 Crossword sponsored by UIA £50 PRIZE CROSSWORD Send entries to Prize Crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NWI IJD by june 12 with your name and address. All winners will be announced at a later date as the Unity House offices are currently closed due to the pandemic. Last month’s solution... I t is with deep regret that the union must inform members of the passing of Brother Anthony “Tony” Santamera last month. As a deeply committed member of the union, he will be deeply missed by the trade union movement and all that knew him. Prior to retiring in 2003, he had over 38 years of loyal service to the National Union of Seamen/RMT and served as National Secretary from 1989. Tony was a leading activist in the NUS regularly attending the meetings of the union’s maritime branches and Biennial General Meetings (BGM), proudly hosting the 1986 BGM in Liverpool’s town hall. His influence and encouragement of his fellow workers and those in the sector at the time is still felt today and a number of whom were subsequently elected as officers of this union. Throughout the early 1980’s Tony was instrumental in ensuring support was given to other disputes including steel workers, construction, miners and dockers, proudly declaring that not one ounce of coal was conveyed to the Isle of Man during the 1984/85 miner’s strike. When elected National Secretary, Tony committed to ensuring that the remnants of the P&O recognition agreement was resurrected following the 1988 dispute and a campaign of recruitment and organisation was undertaken. In the aftermath of the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster, followed by the loss of those on the Piper Alpha, Tony worked diligently to ensure that the UK’s Maritime Coastguard Agency were pressing for improvements to safety standards on ferries, bulk carriers and offshore platforms. Additionally, he was instrumental in forcing government to implement a career-based training strategy to encourage young workers into the shipping industry as well as protecting the MNRPF, with appropriate legal action being taken to ensure the remaining companies were still accountable. Furthermore, Tony was a community activist, taking part in the People’s March for Jobs in 1982, the Chair of the Care Ashore charity for several years and worked hard to support the formation of the Liverpool Retired Seafarers with Brother Jonnie Cooper, which still exists today. A full appreciation of Tony’s life will appear in next month’s edition of RMT News. REMEMBERING TONY OBITUARY ACROSS 6 Woollen hat (6) 7 Recluse (6) 9 Embarrass (5) 10 Underwater projectile (7) 11 Dispiriting (13) 14 Bacteria (13) 16 Virtuoso artist (7) 18 Woollen fabric (5) 20 Tidy (6) 21 Toward the inside (6) DOWN 1 Laughing ditch (2,2) 2 Advanced (4,4) 3 Twelve months (4) 4 Person with memory loss (8) 5 Determined (6,6) 6 Flattery (12) 8 Celestial body (4) 12 Astronaut (8) 13 Thrilling (8) 15 Impend (4) 17 At that time (4) 19 Stylish elegance (4)