tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718392925259301502.post7186508830681950842..comments2023-04-03T16:03:40.073-07:00Comments on Stop the NUJ boycott: VICTORY? NEC SAYS BOYCOTT WON’T BE IMPLEMENTED.Rory Cellan-Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09613226597035842644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718392925259301502.post-59905411265332728922007-07-11T09:33:00.000-07:002007-07-11T09:33:00.000-07:00I hope someone is going to answer the two question...I hope someone is going to answer the two questions in the penultimate paragraph of Martin Cloake's post, re getting involved in wider union activism rather than this one issue.<BR/><BR/>And I agree entirely with what Donnecha says. I sometimes wonder how many people have actually read both the original motion and the NEC one.<BR/><BR/>Tom DaviesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718392925259301502.post-51956533411877257152007-07-11T02:58:00.000-07:002007-07-11T02:58:00.000-07:00I would seem some people are choosing to continue ...I would seem some people are choosing to continue living in their dreamworld and not respond to the questions about positive contributions in future.martincloakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848430449089677490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718392925259301502.post-24291811588159003442007-07-10T15:53:00.000-07:002007-07-10T15:53:00.000-07:00Well done Rory. Of course, Jeremy and the rest wou...Well done Rory. Of course, Jeremy and the rest would have allowed the boycott if there hadn't been a fuss. He's to be applauded for listening.<BR/>Charlie Beckett<BR/>www.charliebeckett.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718392925259301502.post-27123510237298525762007-07-09T09:58:00.000-07:002007-07-09T09:58:00.000-07:00Martin Shankleman writes.This news is wonderful. T...Martin Shankleman writes.<BR/>This news is wonderful. The Union has made as elegant a climbdown as possible, by choosing to interpret the ADM motion in a curious way, which I'm sure will be open to debate, but I'm not complaining. <BR/>From our point of view we have achieved all we could have dreamt of. The campaign was called "Stop the NUJ Boycott". The 500 plus who signed our petitions ensured we have achieved just that. The boycott has been stopped. Job done.martinshanklemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517959101326712695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718392925259301502.post-19468600580088109242007-07-09T06:27:00.000-07:002007-07-09T06:27:00.000-07:00When the motion was passed, the first thing I said...When the motion was passed, the first thing I said was - that's fine, there'll be noise but, as the TUC isn't likely to start a boycott, there's nothing to support. I was right. I voted in favour of the NEC motion (clearly as it was unanimous) and Rory's dissembling had nothing to do with it. I'd have voted for it, because it states the simple fact that we've done what we were instructed and outlines our general position accurately. Sorry Rory, but you can crow all you like, but you didn't have the impact you might think you had. I'd like to repeat the last bit of the NEC motion:<BR/><BR/>"NEC recalls that nine previous motions on Israel/Palestine since 1987 have focused on issues concerning journalists, their social and working conditions and their welfare.<BR/><BR/>NEC reaffirms our responsibility towards our sister unions in the Middle east and our sister union in Palestine and resolves to give priority to our participation in the work of the IFJ to strengthen the PJS to help them deal with the day-to-day problems of journalists and their families, in particular their safety.<BR/><BR/>NEC also reaffirms to continue our past efforts to engage our sister union in Israel, the National Federation of Israeli Journalists and instructs the General Secretary to continue to seek to cooperate with them on issues of common interest."Donnacha DeLonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957991086315518664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718392925259301502.post-54076040589134803442007-07-09T02:47:00.000-07:002007-07-09T02:47:00.000-07:00It's encouraging to see a little happiness. As has...It's encouraging to see a little happiness. As has been pointed out before, as no boycott was in place, or even planned, arguments over whether or not to support it were rather ahead of themselves. I think it is worth reading the quote from the NEC motion in full, rather just just the line identified as "key". <BR/><BR/>Of course, the discussion at NEC would - I imagine - have been influenced by the heated debate around this issue, but it's simply not true to say the decision "only" happened because of this debate. The NEC has to look at all motions passed and decide how to proceed, and this would have happened with or without the debate that's happened.<BR/>It's a strange view of democracy that says you'll only stay in a organisation if it does what you agree with all the time, but I'm very pleased you are maintaining your NUJ membership. Could I ask if the admirable energies expended on this campaign will now be directed towards bringing those 31 members who have resigned back into membership? And then into building support for the Stand Up For Journalism day on Nov 5th? After all, the NUJ has shown itself to be democratic, and this is an industrial issue. <BR/>I'm sure everyone who has contributed to this blog would share those views.martincloakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848430449089677490noreply@blogger.com