• Minneapolis Police Chief Ends Contract Negotiations with Union as Reform Plans Emerge

    Minneapolis Police Chief Ends Contract Negotiations with Union as Reform Plans Emerge

    The Minneapolis police chief announced Wednesday that he will immediately withdraw from negotiations with the city’s police union as the department considers a suite of reforms after George Floyd’s death. Chief Medaria Arradondo said the city’s contract with the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis will be subject to a review that will focus on the …
  • ‘Stop Treating Us like Animals:’ NY Police Union Head Slams Media, Lawmakers over Criticisms

    ‘Stop Treating Us like Animals:’ NY Police Union Head Slams Media, Lawmakers over Criticisms

    The head of New York State’s police unions slammed criticism of officers following George Floyd demonstrations, saying police were being treated like “animals.” “I am not Derek Chauvin; they are not him,” Mike O’Meara, president of the New York Association of Police Benevolent Associations, told reporters on Tuesday while gesturing to officers gathered behind him. “He …