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ILWU Locals 19 and 52 speak out on protecting port jobs in Seattle

Left Max Vekich of ILWU Local 52, center Cameron Williams of ILWU Local 19, right Andrea Stevenson of ILWU Local 52

Cameron Williams, center, president of ILWU Local 19, is flanked by attorneys and other union representatives (far left, Max Vekich, and far right, Andrea Stevenson, both representing ILWU Local 52) as he talks to reporters, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, about the intent to file a lawsuit on behalf of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19, opposing plans to build a new sports arena in the area south of downtown Seattle, near the Mariners and Seahawks stadiums. The union says another sports venue in the Sodo area will erode maritime and warehousing businesses and threaten the livelihood of union members and other workers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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