Constant vigilance is the key to docks safety
Two workers died this weekend in Antwerp, killed by a bulldozer being lifted into or out of the hold of a bulker for unloading purposes.
January 31, 2012
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Welcome to the ITF president’s page
Paddy Crumlin is the president of the ITF, elected in 2010, and also the general secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia. Welcome to his page, where you can find a biography, recent speeches, and the latest news about his activities on behalf of the ITF.
Victory at Longview
The port of Longview is back in business following the signing of an agreement reached by the ILWU and EGT.
February 15, 2012
January 31, 2012
Longview settlement in sight
Even as we’re offering help to the dockers of Auckland news has come in of a tentative agreement in the Longview dispute, which has galvanised ITF dockers around the world in support of their comrades in the ILWU.
January 25, 2012
Backing up our New Zealand colleagues
The power of solidarity was visibly on show this week. A meeting at ITF House of dockers and seafarers’ union reps put the management of Ports of Auckland Limited on notice that unless they act to settle the dispute there they risk us making them a ‘port of convenience’, with all that that implies for their image and future.