B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
We were towing a B757 on taxiway alpha as the ground ATC cleared us; the direction was tow [Taxiway] 1; 2; hold short [Runway] XXL; as we are towing Gate X is pushing and we did not hear that clear to push on call; I'm watching the other side as airplanes are exiting off the runways; to prepare our tow across the runway. We did not see Gate X pushing until last minute and was a 'near miss;' so last minute we stopped our tow and I was calling ATC for his attention; then he says give way to the push; but that was a little late; he should of said that way earlier; so we pushed our plane back about 20 feet for the push to clear. The ATC had way too much going on to control the ground; landing and takeoffs.
Ground employee reported a ground conflict during pushback and stated communication issues with Ground Control contributed to the event.