Credit union leaders said they are committed to becoming part of the change in order to heal the nation torn apart by days of riots sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis last week.
"To the CUNA Mutual Group family: Our employees of color, they may need a shoulder to lean on, they may need to talk," Robert Trunzo, president/CEO of CUNA Mutual Group, said in an emotional, five-minute videocast posted on LinkedIn. "They might want to talk about history, but they need all of you to understand that we have to acknowledge that history has to change and our cultural norms must change. And you know, it is not going to start in Washington, D.C., it's not going to start in Madison, it's going to start with all of us recognizing that this journey we have to embark on is not going to be easy."
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