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Merit Matters Mission Statement
Merit Matters is an advocacy group dedicated to preserving merit in the FDNY testing, hiring and promotion process. To achieve this we will attempt to:
- Work within the FDNY on issues of mutual concern
- Counter false claims and information disseminated by others
- Seek relief from outside agencies when necessary
- Educate and engage the public through use of the media
- Demand equal treatment for all, which means special privilege for none.
We believe in equal opportunity, not guaranteed results. We want standards to be high, meaningful, equally applied and blind to race, gender or ethnicity. Written and physical exams should ensure that the MOST QUALIFIED applicants are chosen; they should NOT be designed to have as many applicants as possible pass
The Following FDNY Fraternal Organizations Support Merit Matters:
The Emerald Society
St. George Association
The Honor Legion
Fire Flag
The Pulaski Society
Ner Tamid
Steuben Association
The Vikings
The Fire Riders
The Bravest.com
Embers
NYC Retired Firefighters of Orange County
The FDNY Hockey Team
The FDNY Boxing Team
The FDNY Rugby Team
The Company Officers Association
FDNY Anchor Club
The FDNY Holy Name Society (Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island)
The FDNY Holy Name Society (Brooklyn & Queens)
The FDNY Florida Retirees Martin/St Lucie Division
SSG Chris Engeldrum FDNY VFW Post #12033
The FDNY Football Team
FDNY Retirees (Staten Island Division) AND The United Retired Firefighters Association (URFA) representing over 16,000 members in 26 Chapters across the USA
Retired Member's Association
Columbia Association
The FDNY Baseball Team
The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund
The Bravest Football Alumni Association
The Long Island Association of Retired New York City Firefighters
About Merit Matters
Merit Matters is an ad hoc education, outreach and advisory group comprised of members of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) set up to defend high standards and traditional Civil Service Merit System criteria on both Entrance and Promotion exams for the Fire Service and beyond.
Merit Matters is:
President: Paul D. Mannix (PDM) Deputy Chief, FDNY
First Vice President: James McCarthy (JMcC) Lieutenant, FDNY
Second Vice President: Joseph M. Kearney (JMK) Firefighter/HazMat Specialist, FDNY
Sergeant-at-Arms: George Rodriguez (GR)
Lieutenant, FDNY
(Initials often used on posted articles)
CONTACT:
meritmatters@gmail.com
Merit Matters
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Staten Island, NY 10302
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We believe in equal opportunity, NOT guaranteed results. We want Civil Service standards to be high, meaningful, equally applied and blind to race, gender or ethnicity. Written and physical exams should ensure that the MOST QUALIFIED are chosen, they should not be designed to have as many applicants as possible "pass."
Another Day...Another Merit Matters Supporter - Today It's The FDNY Football Team!
Merit Matters welcomes the support of the FDNY Football Team with President Troy Roberts. Merit Matters is humbled and grateful for our expanding list of supporting organizations!