Labor On The Move: AFSCME 3976's Larry Mcclain-El Retires

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)After 42 years of service in government, Larry McClain-El (l) of the Foreign Agricultural Service’s (FAS) Office of Capacity Building and Development has retired. McClain-El served “almost half of those years as either union officer or a proactive member,” reports AFSCME 3976, which represents workers at FAS. “Larry was involved in many of the early challenges that faced the local including the first contract, the FAS Partnership Council and more recently he served as Treasurer.  We will miss Larry for his careful, level-headed counsel and advice.”