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Canada's first all-electric tug, which will soon begin operation in Canada, is an example of what can be achieved on both climate and first nation’s justice when workers, first nations people and companies come together. Peter Lahay, Coordinator of the ITF’s Inspectorate in Canada, told ITF about the inspired action of ILWU Local 400 in bringing the parties together to drive forward both sustainable transport and job creation for the Haisla Nation.

Unions representing more than 180,000 tug, towage, river cruise, other inland waterways and ferry workers globally met in Amsterdam this week for the Inland Navigation Section Conference of the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s (ITF). The conference brought together 110 unions from 65 countries, alongside sustainable transport experts and supply chain leaders.

29 March 2022, London / Brussels

Police brutality won’t fix Panama Canal’s safety crisis 11 May 2021 Press Release Panamanian authorities would rather unleash police violence on union activists and detain peaceful protesters than address the urgent safety concerns canal workers have been highlighting. The tug boat captains represented by Unión de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC) report that the country’s police violently broke up a protest on 29 April 2021. The workers help guide more than 12,000 ships through the canal every year.  Photos and videos captured by horrified on-lookers graphi...