Friday, June 1, 2012

Seattle Longshoremen Concerned that Proposed NBA Arena Will Affect Port

LONGSHOREMEN EXPRESS CONCERN TO SEATTLE COUNCIL


Debate about the site of a proposed arena in SoDo ratcheted up Thursday with a letter from the longshoremen's union local that claimed thousands of jobs are at risk with the additional congestion from more sports events and a surrounding entertainment district.
The ILWU Arena Letter 5-31 from Cameron Williams, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19 to the city and county councils, states, "We can build an arena anywhere, but we can't rebuild a world-class, deep water port terminal anywhere."  ... more ....... more ...

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