When members and leaders of the Association of BellTel Retirees submitted its first ever proxy proposal at AT&T, urging the company to change their existing policy related to so-called “Golden Coffins” (Read more on Page X), AT&T appealed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an effort to strike the proposal from the company’s… Read More »

The Association of BellTel Retirees will present two proxy proposals at this year’s Verizon Annual Meeting. They are the “Golden Parachute” proposal and the “Executive Clawback” proposal. Golden Parachute Proxy:   The Golden Parachute urges shareholder approval of new and renewed compensation packages for senior executives, specifically packages that include severance or termination payments valued… Read More »

AT&T executives and shareholders: Watch out! The Association of BellTel Retirees has set its sights on governance enhancements at AT&T this proxy season. For the first time ever, the Association of BellTel Retirees has submitted a proxy proposal with AT&T. We’ve nicknamed our proposal the “Golden Coffin.” Golden Coffin Proxy: This proposal, submitted by longtime… Read More »