The Association is fully committed to raising the level of awareness about issues that affect its membership.  But we need your help to continue these efforts. BellTel is frequently contacted by newspapers, magazines, television and radio outlets throughout the country looking to tell the story of retirees and the hardships they face.  These requests come… Read More »

March 21, 2005  — For the third consecutive year, leaders of the Association of BellTel Retirees (www.BellTelRetitrees.org) — an advocacy group made up of retirees from Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and its subsidiaries, have succeeded in altering the company’s corporate policies through the proposal of shareholder proxies.    Verizon has agreed to change its corporate policy… Read More »

The reaction and outpouring of support for the managers who will be hurt as a result of the restructure of pension and healthcare benefits has been tremendous.  Our office has received a huge number of calls and e-mails asking how Association members can help.  Your Association is presently examining all of the options that are… Read More »

The Power of You  –  AARP Bulletin November 2007 This month’s AARP Bulletin ran an article about shareholder activism and the power of individuals and groups, such as the Association of BellTel Retirees, in shaping corporate governance and curbing executive pay. Much of the article is right on target while some is a bit of… Read More »

On November 17, 2006 Verizon spun off its domestic print and Internet yellow pages directories publishing operations as well as the Verizon Information Services (VIS) to Idearc.  This spin off resulted in a transfer to Idearc of approximately 7,400 employees and a yet to be determined number of retirees.  Many were retired from Verizon or… Read More »