BUFFALO, N.Y. - A protester fighting for the rights of Iron Workers Local Union 6 passes by the tug Ohio, pushing a barge carrying windmill parts, on the Buffalo River Nov. 12, 2010. Response boats from U.S. Coast Guard Station Buffalo and the Erie County Sheriffs Office were called out to help when six protest boats reportedly blocked the passage of the Ohio and another tug en route to help get the barge underway. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen)