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Navigating the 2018 Verizon Retirement Buyout: Do I Take the “Lump & Jump” or the Pension?

If you or anyone you know is considering Verizon’s early retirement buy-out offer, click here to read a white paper by Association of BellTel Retirees chairman Jack Cohen, which thoughtfully considers the options presented:    

BellTel Chairman addresses over 1,000 at union rally in Trenton, NJ.

Association of BellTel Retirees Chairman Jack Cohen was invited to address a rally of more than 1,000 striking Verizon workers at the State House in Trenton. Cohen told the assembled crowd about the Association’s shareholder proxy campaign, which would cause the company to limit Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam’s potential $40 million golden parachute. “That’s right,”… Read More »

For Verizon Retirees Paying Medicare Part D Surcharge

  This is an update to an email we sent out to our members earlier this year.   As part of the 2013 Medicare benefits changes, Medicare beneficiaries with higher incomes will have an additional premium for their prescription drug plan. This is called Part D IRMAA (Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount).   Those being affected… Read More »

Notice for Medicare-eligible Verizon Retirees

November 29, 2012 This notice applies only to Medicare-eligible Verizon retirees: Recently, Verizon sent a letter to retirees detailing some changes to the Verizon-sponsored Prescription Drug Program, Express Scripts, for the 2013 plan year. We would like to draw your attention to one major change you should consider when making your benefits elections. Starting in… Read More »

Effects of Hurricane Sandy

November 6, 2012 Dear Association Members: The board members of the Association of BellTel Retirees and their staff send out their prayers to all being affected by Hurricane Sandy. Our office is located in Cold Spring Harbor, NY (which is located on the north shore of Long Island). While we fared much better than most,… Read More »

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