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Since George Floyd’s killing in late May, calls for change in policing have reignited 

 and in Minnesota. The Minneapolis City Council is moving forward with its plans to 

 public school districts have moved to end their relationships with local police departments.

some see these police unions as “roadblocks to change

.” Minneapolis’ police union leaders have told MPR News that 

, but so far, president Lt. Bob Kroll is not willing to satisfy demands that he step down. 

On Wednesday, MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with reporter Brandt Williams about his conversation with Kroll and other Minneapolis Police Federation board members. She also interviewed two former officers about the role of police unions in policing and in reform.

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Efforts to change how law enforcement works in the U.S. have resurged following the recent killing of George Floyd. We turned to former officers and a reporter who covers policing to discuss the role of unions in making change.

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The role and responsibility of unions in police reform

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