A Massachusetts social workers union overwhelmingly voted no confidence in Department of Children and Families Commissioner Anthony “Angelo” McClain, according to a  Boston Globe article. McClain, a social worker who once lived on a Texas ranch for troubled teenagers, says the agency is making progress but he must become a better communicator. However, social workers say he is not in step with the needs of families and children or the work they do.

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