On the morning of January 6, 2016, I made my second visit to the GTE/Verizon Breakfast Group in Grapevine, Texas. No, I did not travel from Long Island, New York or from Easton, Maryland. I moved to Frisco, Texas in 2013. The breakfast group meets almost every Wednesday morning at the Waffle Way, 1206 West… Read More »
BellTel Retiree – Spring 2016 – BellTel History of Results for Retirees
In our Winter edition, we looked back at the Association’s earliest years, chronicling our seven founders and their mission to hold our former employers accountable for commitments made in our working years. Over the next five years following that history, the Association truly flourished by winning its first historic proxy campaigns to change Verizon’s bylaws,… Read More »
BellTel Retiree – Spring 2016 – Help from Medicare’s new blue button program
While new technology might seem intimidating at first, it can significantly simplify life for retirees in many ways. For example, there is a new program offered by Medicare called the Blue Button. It allows Medicare recipients to easily download all their Medical claims data for record keeping and includes and a complete list of all… Read More »
BellTel Retiree – Spring 2016 – Join BellTel’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on April 19
The Association of BellTel Retirees in celebrating its 20th anniversary in Tarrytown, New York with a meeting at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel located at 455 South Broadway on Tuesday, April 19, beginning at 8 a.m. Members will get the chance to catch up with old friends and colleagues, speak with Association board members and… Read More »
BellTel Retiree – Spring 2016 – Participate in new pension de-risking survey
We urge you to participate in a new online academic survey about Verizon and its pension de-risking actions. The results will be used for a Wilmington University research project. All survey responses will remain anonymous. The study is expected to be completed by the summer of 2016 and results will be released by that time.… Read More »