Leslie Williams: "I look at these babies as if they are my own."
Leslie is a dedicated food service worker in NJ who loves her job as a cook for the elementary school students at Orange.
She believes that no child should be denied food. Her biggest problem is knowing that a lot of the kids she is serving do not get fed over the weekend when they are not in school.
"I love the children. I love the children most of all. I've watched the babies grow up from kindergarten. I just love to cook, so it comes natural for me to work in the school cafeteria. I guess that's just where I need to be." - Leslie Williams, elementary school cafeteria worker, Orange, NJ
Leslie would like to see more on-the-job training. This would improve the nutritional quality of the meal, which she knows is vitally important.
Her love for the kids, as if they were her own, is crystal clear. She knows that having a union has helped her to be able to give even more in her job, and feel more secure in her work.