His first job on leaving school was as a cadet in the Inverness-shire Constabulary, but he did not enjoy this and left to become a trainee reporter on the Aberdeen Press and Journal.
Subsequently, while covering a swimming competition, he fell into the pool, disrupting the event, which led to him losing the job.
[1] Cameron spent time as a labourer on a hydro-electric scheme, before moving to Birmingham to join the fire brigade.
[2] His appointment was supported by his predecessor, Terry Parry, and also by Mick McGahey of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
[3] He retired from the FBU in 2000, serving as chair of the People's Press Printing Society (publisher of the Morning Star) and on the Central Arbitration Committee,[2] and moved to Glasgow.