Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday announced a plan to withdraw from contract negotiations with the city’s police union and establish new monitoring systems.
June 10 (UPI) — Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday announced a plan to withdraw from talks with the city’s police union, among other reforms, after George Floyd was killed while in the custody of city officers.
Arradondo said the department would withdraw from contract negotiations with the Minneapolis Police Federation, which have already been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will bring on advisers to review how the contract can be restructured.
« I need to as chief step away from the table with the Minneapolis Police Federation and really take a deep dive in terms of how we can do something that has historically been something that is in the way of progress, that I’ve been hearing from many in our city, » he said.
