October 21, 2012Last Wednesday, Verizon announced that pension funds for 41,000 management retirees were to be transferred to Prudential Financial Inc. This came as a shock to all of us. The Association immediately reached out to experts in pension matters including the Pension Rights Center and attorneys who specialize in these matters. This was very… Read More »

March 7, 2011 As you probably know, Verizon sent out a letter to retirees regarding a new group Medicare prescription drug plan (Part D) for 2013. I spoke with Donna Chiffriller, Verizon’s Vice President of Human Resources, who clarified some questions and concerns. Below is a list of questions and answers: What precipitated this change?… Read More »

October 29, 2010 Recently, the Association of BellTel Retirees has received some questions about the Retiree Annual Enrollment process. There may be some misinformation circulating and we talked directly to Verizon to clarify. Below is a summary of the Retiree Annual Enrollment process for this year, per our communications with Verizon. –The Annual Enrollment Period… Read More »

4/28/10 FOR MEMBERS WHO OWN VERIZON STOCK:   Below is a letter to our members who own Verizon Stock.   Your Association of BellTel Retirees Inc. has two proposals on the Verizon proxy and we are requesting members vote as indicated below.  If you have NOT received your Verizon proxy yet, contact your broker or Verizon’s… Read More »

3/22/10Note:  This Letter Is Only for those Members With Verizon Stock   Dear Association Member:   We urge you to vote contrary to management’s recommendation on two important items on Verizon’s proxy card for the upcoming Annual Meeting on May 6th in Little Rock, Arkansas:   Vote FOR Item 6: Performance Stock Unit Performance Thresholds… Read More »