14 city firefighters finally promoted

NEW HAVEN — His son was 11 when William Gambardella left his house in a snowstorm to take the oral portion of a 2003 civil service test for captain in the Fire Department. His daughter was 6.

“My son is now going into college, and my daughter is a teenager,” Gambardella, 52, a 15-year department member, said after his promotion to captain was approved Tuesday following a half-decade legal fight that ended in the U.S. Supreme Court. “That’s how long the process has taken.”




14 city firefighters finally promoted- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut




and their pay should be retroactive too!

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"I hope she doesn't become offended at how she's being toted like some kind of token." Bodecca.

Absolutely. Bout time.

Wooo Hooo!

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Talk is cheap, it's what you do that counts.

Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

Damn city government, having the nerve to obey the law. What the hell were they thinking.

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Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto

Its amazing the time, effort and money wasted!

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They did not follow the law (which is why these people eneded up being promoted), they put the public at risk by not seeking the best qualified to protect everyone.

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USA 1776-2010 RIP United Socialist States of America 2010-?
Everyone has the right to discuss here, some just lack ability.

The Supreme Court is the highest law of the land. The city should follow the damn law. I agree!

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"I hope she doesn't become offended at how she's being toted like some kind of token." Bodecca.

They were thinking they didn't want minorities suing them!

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"I hope she doesn't become offended at how she's being toted like some kind of token." Bodecca.

The Supreme Court isn't a law. It's a court.

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Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto

Which was a reasonable belief, since the test violated Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto

It rules on law.. it has decided that the Firefighters deserve their promotions. Deal with it.

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"I hope she doesn't become offended at how she's being toted like some kind of token." Bodecca.

not according to the SCOTUS. You lose once again.

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"I hope she doesn't become offended at how she's being toted like some kind of token." Bodecca.

The entire point was that there weren't look to promote the best qualified, unless you assume the scale used to measure the exams in New Haven (60 percent written, 40 percent oral) is the only reasonable scale. There are other towns in Connecticut which use the same test and put a higher weight on the written portion. And guess what? Placing a higher weight on the written portion would have eliminated any potential lawsuit.

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Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto

False. The Court held that local governments must show a reasonable fear of a lawsuit before applying the Title VII rules and that the city of New Haven had failed to show a reasonable fear.

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Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto

How sad that racism in Connecticut prevented these men from getting a promotion for so long. I hope they fired the racists that caused this problem in the first place.

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