Association Chairman Tommy Steed, with our Chief Financial Officer Frank Bruzek, made what turned out to be a victorious trip to Salt Lake City for this year’s Verizon Annual Meeting as company leadership proactively adopted a bylaw change inspired by your Association’s proxy proposal to limit Golden Parachutes (Item #8). Our 2023 “Golden Parachute” proposal… Read More »
Archives for June 2023
Passing of Two Retiree Champions
In recent months, our BellTel community has sadly lost two retiree leaders who played an integral role in making your Association a powerhouse. Richard Knapp, former BellTel board member from 2003 and 2009 and devoted family man, sadly passed away at age 89. Knapp served as the Association’s strategic planning chair and as corporate secretary.… Read More »
Memorial Plaque at Site of NY Tel Co Fire
In 1975, 699 New York City Firefighters and thousands of telephone employees risked their lives by exposing themselves to the airborne toxins created by the NY Telephone Fire. Many of the firefighters who extinguished the flames, which burned over two days, were marked by the FDNY with the “red star of death” on their medical… Read More »
Toxic Exposure in Your Working Years
The 2023 Retiree Summit at Bear Mountain Inn included an engaging panel on the various workplace health and safety situations countless retirees faced during their working years. The panel was moderated by BellTel Board member Tom Butler, with panelists including BellTel Chair Thomas Steed, DuPont Retiree Association’s Carol Knotts, and GE Retirees Benefit Solutions President… Read More »
