Sauget – Monique Akins wants to spend time with her grandchildren, but the Saturday shifts she works during the Holten Meat busy season make that difficult.
“It’s just taking my day from me. Those eight hours a day, I would be tired,” the East St. Louis resident said. “I would like to do household work on Saturday, go to church on Sundays, and have time for ourselves.”
She said she wants to attend her grandchildren’s activities.
“They’re just taking it away from us,” Akins said.
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