MN Police Union President, Bob Kroll, Needs to Go.
I am pro-union. I believe that as a public school teacher, I benefit from belonging to a union and from the collective bargaining that my local union engages in on behalf of teachers and staff in my school district.
That does not mean that I would bend to the pressure of union leadership to support colleagues whose actions disparage the profession and reputations of other collegagues and myself.
Thus, I support the following position of Minnesota AFL-CIO president, Bill McCarthy regarding Minneapolis Police Union president, Bob Kroll:
MINNESOTA AFL-CIO CALLS FOR MINNEAPOLIS POLICE UNION PRESIDENT BOB KROLL’S IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION
Jun 2 2020Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement calling on Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Bob Kroll to immediately resign:Minneapolis Police Union President, Bob Kroll, has failed the Labor Movement and the residents of Minneapolis. Bob Kroll has a long history of bigoted remarks and complaints of violence made against him. As union President, he antagonizes and disparages members of the Black community. He advocates for military-style police tactics making communities less safe and the police force more deadly. Despite his conduct, Kroll was reelected with an overwhelming majority. If Bob Kroll does not value the lives that he is sworn to protect, then we can only expect more death under his leadership.Now, instead of seeking meaningful dialogue or reform to make sure what happened to George Floyd never happens again, Bob Kroll is trying CONTINUE READING: MN Police Union President, Bob Kroll, Needs to Go. | deutsch29
