The shirt has the words, “Merit Matters” which is the title of an organization that opposes affirmative action in the fire department.
As you know, Free Speech has been a huge issue in the news lately and people like the French have been killed over it.
Now a New York City firefighter may be fired for speaking freely against affirmative action.
The firefighter wore an anti-affirmative-action T-shirt to work and now a New York judge says he created a hostile work environment and may lose his job over it.
Administrative Law Judge Alessandra Zorgniotti says that because Brooklyn firefighter Thomas Buttaro had refused to remove a T-shirt, he has committed insubordination.
“The FDNY is a para-military organization and may restrict a uniformed member’s appearance so long as the restrictions are rationally related to the department’s legitimate interests,” Zorgniotti said.
Buttaro has worn the T-shirt for years and has refused to give up his Right to Free Speech.
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