The North Side Leadership Conference (NSLC) and North Shore Community Alliance (NCA) are combining to improve services for North Side residents seeking employment.
Acting Deputy Administrator for the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour division Mary Beth Maxwell (center), hearing the stories of Nikki Edmonds (left) and Sandra Burden (right) during a roundtable discussion. The women work for minimum wage and told her raising the wage from $7.25 to $9.00 would be very helpful.
Hannah Williams works for a temp agency where she makes minimum wage: $7.25 per hour. The single mother also goes to school. She said her job doesn’t provide the living she and needs.