The former SEC chair called today’s regulatory environment a high-stakes “game of Jenga” — Mr. Stone explains why and breaks down the strategies insurers use to avoid holding adequate capital reserves.

He also provides the latest updates on ongoing legal battles and explains what must be done to safeguard retirees’ assets for good.

See Eddie Stone’s full insights on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlxfEBwvjmI

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Lead may have been the culprit!

IBEW 2324 Business Manager John Rowley Sr. spoke at the Association of BellTel Retirees’ 2026 Annual Member Meeting to discuss lead safety issues affecting current workers and retirees, as well as the ongoing dangers that must be addressed.

Watch it our YouTube channel today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdDrrh8sTiI

Additionally, Mr. Rowley presented three important documents during his presentation. You may peruse these documents using the links below:

• Letter from EPA to NYNEX (1997)
• Communication Manhole Water Study – Pitt and Clark (1999)
• Manhole Sediment Cleanup – EPA (June 1994)

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Your fellow retirees, current employees, union leadership, and the BellTel board participated in Your Association’s 30th-anniversary meeting in Stamford, Connecticut, to discuss important topics that are actively jeopardizing retirees today.

Hear crucial insights from:

– BellTel board members, including Chairman Tommy Steed, CFO Frank Bruzek, Secretary Don Kaufmann, and Director Thomas Dougherty

– John Rowley Sr., Business Manager, IBEW Local 2324, who, with his local, championed a vital Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) study of lead toxicity and the health impact this has on communication workers and retirees like YOU

– Attorney Edward Stone, Executive Director of Retirees for Justice, who is actively working to protect retirees’ earned pension benefits from Pension Risk Transfers, delivers the latest updates regarding ongoing legislation

Watch it below or on our YouTube channel!

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Chief Financial Officer Frank Bruzek presents the Association’s 2025 Spring Report with important updates on our Association. The Association of BellTel Retirees are dedicated to promoting the protection and enhancement of the pensions and benefits for all retirees and the current and future beneficiaries of the companies derived and evolving from the original Bell System.

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Fellow Members:

Each year the Verizon annual shareholder meeting is a tall and prominent stage for your Association of BellTel Retirees to address the company leadership and Board of Directors.  At 2020’s meeting we received 43.5% of the vote for our “golden parachute” proposal.  This year, we need to make sure you and all your friends who can vote, exercise their right to do so.

In advance of the annual meeting, here is a preview of YOUR Association’s positions on three different proposals, two which come from Association of BellTel Retirees leaders.

In a video narrated by Jack Cohen, he explains each proposal and why it’s a best policy to VOTE and make sure fellow retiree shareowners vote as well.

Click the Video Below to hear from our Chairman, Jack Cohen in advance of the 2021 Verizon Annual Meeting:

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