Recent News

NJ AFL-CIO Endorses H.R. 1322  Click here to read more.


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H.R. 1322 Supporters Join AFL-CIO Health Care Rally on June 25th in Washington, DC



Association Files Legal Action
On February 4, 2009, the Association filed an Administrative Claim on behalf of Idearc retirees.  Click here for full details.

We are not getting any younger:

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Our biggest fear is losing our EARNED healthcare. We worked long and hard, gave up pay for our 100% paid healthcare for life. Many companies have already either broken their retiree healthcare contract or have continually...

Welcome to the Association of BellTel Retirees, Inc. which advocates for more than 230,000 Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, GTE, MCI, Idearc, and Verizon Union and Management retirees. The Association also represents active employees regarding retiree issues, such as cash balance plan conversions and recently announced termination of management pension and healthcare benefits.


Many retirees from throughout corporate America have been set adrift by their former employers. The 100,000 members of the Association of BellTel Retirees have banded together to fight such corporate and executive arrogance and lack of respect for the retiree and active employee body. We believe that with all retirees acting together we can achieve a COLA on our pension and, through congressional action, guarantee the healthcare benefits that have been chiseled away over the last 20 years through passage of H.R. 1322.


Click here to get regular email updates of interest to Verizon retirees. Also we will notify you of late breaking news about Social Security, Medicare and other actions on the political scene.


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