Photographers of the National Union of Journalists have won their fight to gain a seat on the National Executive Council after the Delegate Meeting passed a motion.
Jess Hurd presenting at the NUJDM 2011
Motion 57 was bought to the fray after many years of debate as to whether or not photographers should have a seat on the National Executive Council.
After feeling under-represented and considering themselves overlooked for many years within the NUJ, the photographers saw their motion passed and subsequently gained a seat on the NEC.
Jess Hurd from the London Photographers Branch believed that all the hard work had finally paid off. “This is what we have been campaigning for on the ground, within the grassroots and the successful ‘I’m a Photograher, Not A Terrorist’ campaign and all the work we have done so it’s great that we have representation at the highest level”.
Under previously existing rules within the NUJ rules, it was possible for decisions directly effecting photographers to be passed within a direct representative of photographers.
Whilst the motion was passed for a seat on the NEC, a motion that suggested the creation of a Photographers Council was opposed by the DM after a vote that the scrutineers had to act upon. Whilst she was obviously disappointed, Jess said: ”I don’t see it as a vote against photographers, I see it is a review of the council and why set up a council if after year you are going to set up another structure?”.
James Doherty of the NEC argued that photographers would be gaining special representation.”There is every opportunity for photographers to be represented within the current structures. We should not be considering another industrial council and associated time and financial strains”.
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