Peoria & neighborhoods at regional conference Peoria neighborhood leaders, City staff, and Peoria’s resident police officers attended Regional Neighborhood Network Conference, Richmond, Ind., Sept. 11-13. The purpose of the conference is to inform, educate, inspire residents to use what they learn to take back to their neighborhoods.

Jackson Corners Neighborhood Association (covering: McClure, Forrest Hill, Knoxville & Wisconsin) Oct. 2 meeting @ Children’s Advocacy Center, 501 E. Gift, with  two police officers and one Code Enforcement workers to discuss nuisance abatement, 6:30 pm  Call 682-4689.

Neighborhood Alliance president Evonne Fleming invites public to attend  group’s meetings on third Monday of each month except December.

Next Neighborhood Alliance meetings,  Oct. 20, Nov. 17,  at Advanced Medical Transport, 1718 N. Sterling Ave., 5:30 pm. Call 643-0021.

LABOR ROUNDUP               Peoria workers honored: Cristy Perfetti & Steve Plunkett, National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 31 in Peoria received a Unit Citation in the NALC’s “Heroes of the Year” program for rescuing a boy abducted at knifepoint, bringing him to safety, trailing the suspect who had prior convictions for crimes against children & was returned to prison.

WalMart workers upset by having to pay for new ‘dress code’ clothes: WalMart is demanding its workers buy specific clothes to create uniforms to conform to a new “dress code” – and sticking employees with the bill. Even with an “employee discount,” each of the retailer’s 1.3 million U.S. workers would have to shell out at least $50 for the clothes, and since half of them make so little that they qualify for food stamps, Medicaid or subsidized housing, that’s a lot. “With $16 billion in profits, Wal-Mart should be paying for uniforms if you want these kind of changes to the dress code,” said WalMart activist Richard Reynoso.

Courtesy The Labor Paper