Merit Matters: Editorials Chronicle New York City's Seeking to Have Judge Nicholas Garaufis Removed From FDNY Case

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Merit Matters, in conjunction with the law firm of Sullivan and Galleshaw (which is graciously providing their time, advice and effort without charge), has launched a petition drive to support an Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) Brief that will be filed in the lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department and the FDNY Vulcan Society against the City of New York. This petition will be attached as an exhibit to the Brief. We are asking that you sign the petition and pass it on to all your friends and relatives to illustrate that our concern for the future of the FDNY and the safety of residents and firefighters is widely held.

To sign the petition visit the Sullivan and Galleshaw website:

http://www.sullivangalleshaw.com/fdny.html

If you have any questions or concerns please contact us either through the Merit Matters website or by calling the number below. The goal of this effort can be easily summed up: we want everyone to be treated equally and we want standards of testing, hiring and promotion to be upheld. We live and work in a dangerous world, and a dangerous city- both the residents and firefighters of New York deserve to know that only the most qualified are hired to protect them and work alongside them.

Paul D. Mannix
President - Merit Matters

516-848-9847

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

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:

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Merit Matters

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