Worker Solidarity

Now, I'm as union as the next guy. My dad was in a union, my uncles were in a union, I was in a union (ok, a journalist 'union'). But there are times that union actions go a little far. Take the controversial (and disputed) story of the lifeguards in Santa Clara del Mar. In that little beach town, a contract dispute led to a lifeguard strike and the hiring of outside guards. The situation was tense, no doubt, when on Tuesday lifeguard Gabriela Fraga heard the calls of a surfer who needed held. She was on her was to begin a rescue when, she says, three striking lifeguards tried to stop her from going to the surfer's aid. (For their part, the striking guards denied her story, saying instead that she was delayed and they were doing the rescue.)

Man, I'm all for worker solidarity and keeping the picket lines solid, but that's a little much, no?

Quisieron impedir un rescate en medio de un paro de guardavidas [Clarín]
Polémica por los guardavidas que impidieron un rescate [La Nación]
Más acusaciones en Santa Clara por el piquete en el mar [Clarín]
Denunció haber sido atacada por guardavidas [La Nación]