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Text Box: “Madusa.” Martinez guided the boat out of the marina and headed East to where dozens of boats are moored in city and county water anchorages just offshore from East Beach.   Boats moored in the city’s anchorage have to be functional, but some in county water are not.  Boats in this area make up the “fools’ anchorage. "When things go bad, they can’t leave,” Martinez said of the nonfunctioning boats called “shells.”   During the winter months when the south winds pick up, the moored boats are moved toward Montecito away from the wharf where the weather conditions are more favorable.   If a boat were to break free and collide with Stearns Wharf, Martinez said the result would be devastating.   As Martinez steered the boat around Stearns Wharf, he told a story about when a man attempted to steal lobsters from the Shellfish Company.   Martinez said he saw a figure walking on a plank below the Wharf, then heard a splash, but could find no sign of the suspect until he looked down.   Martinez said he spotted the man about two-feet below the surface of the water holding onto a ladder that connected to the wharf.   “It was almost James Bond,” Martinez said.  “You would have never imagined someone going to that length for a couple lobsters.”   A more recent event occurred on Saturday morning, when residents living on their boats in the anchorage area reported a disgruntled man had cut two boats free from their anchors.   Martinez said the man cut the boats free because he was angry about how close they dropped anchor to his boat.   Part-time Harbor Patrol employee Adam Yox is racking up various certifications and working on his captain’s license in hopes of one day getting a full-time position with the department.   Yox said his dad bought a small wooden sail boat days after he was born, and has wanted to work on boats ever since. “It’s kind of nice to give back and be part of the community,” Yox said.  “I especially like the harbor community.”   Like owning a car and receiving help from the highway patrol, or a home and getting a helping- hand from the fire department, boats are no different.   “We’re here to assist people,” Martinez said.  “If you have a boat, there’s going to be some heart ache that goes along with it.”    

Text Box:   YOUR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE!     Weingarten Rights:   The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee is entitled to have a Steward/Union representative present during any interrogation, which MAY result in discipline.  These are called your Weingarten Rights.   You must request that a Steward/Union rep be called into the interrogation.   You must have a reasonable belief that discipline will result from the interrogation.   You have the right to know the subject of the interrogation and the right to consult your Steward/Union rep prior to the interrogation to get advice.   Should management still require that you answer questions that you believe may result in discipline, we suggest you say this:  “I respectfully request that I be afforded union representation before and during my answers to these questions.  I will be happy to answer these questions when I am provided my right to union representation.”