More than 100 Chicago Public Schools lunchroom workers picketed outside the district’s Downtown headquarters Monday morning demanding a new contract, higher wages and fully staffed kitchens.

Wearing a black hoodie with white lettering that read, “We feed Chicago’s Children,” Irma Garcia was one of them.

Garcia, a cook at Lowell Elementary School in Humboldt Park, has worked for CPS for 23 years.

But she said her wages are so low, she can barely feed her own family.

“I have been to the food bank twice. Groceries cost too much that sometimes I must choose between food or bills,” Garcia said. “We want the board to treat us with dignity, respect — not with the low pay.”

Unionized lunchroom workers, who are represented by Unite Here Local 1, have been working without a contract for more th

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