December 15, 2025 To My Fellow Verizon Brethren, Recently Laid Off: I write this open letter to those affected by the recent layoffs at Verizon and offer heartfelt sympathy to more than 13,000 of you, whose lives and that of your families, have been turned upside down by job cuts. To effectuate this just before… Read More »
Archives for December 2025
Press Release: Verizon Shareowners Call for Action Following Layoffs
From: Association of BellTel Retirees Inc. Media Contact: Butler Associates, LLC. 212-685-4600 Tom Butler – tbutler@butlerpr.com – 646-213-1802 Verizon’s Retiree Shareowners Call for Action Following Major Layoffs COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY — Members of the non-profit Association of BellTel Retirees, Inc. are calling all those impacted by the recent layoffs at Verizon to join their… Read More »
“The Bell Effect” Podcast, Episode 38: How to Fight the Corporate Erosion of Earned Benefits
On this episode of “The Bell Effect,” we are joined by Una Kelly, one of the first women in New York City to work in electronic switching. Now Treasurer of the Association of BellTel Retirees, Una tells us why she got off the sidelines in retirement and joined the fight against the corporate erosion of… Read More »

