Arradondo said “taking a deliberate pause” to review the union contract is the first step toward change. He said it’s debilitating for a chief when an officer does something that calls for termination, but the union works to keep that person on the job. The union's contract expired on Dec. 31 but remains in effect until there is a new one. Arradondo sidestepped a question about whether he thought Kroll, often seen as an obstacle to changes, should step down. But he said he hopes the union leadership takes to heart “the fierce urgency of now."

Source: New York Times June 10, 2020 15:28 UTC