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Feature Story on Lead Cables

The Springfield Republican published a feature story on Sunday, May 18, about the discovery of high levels of lead in the environment surrounding lead-sheathed telephone cables. The story highlights the work of IBEW Local 2324 in Western Massachusetts, where telecom union members have been working alongside health experts and U.S. Congressmen on testing for lead… Read More »

Spring 2025 Appeal Letter

Dear honored members, While watching the TV special celebrating 50 years of “Saturday Night Live,” it triggered thoughts about my career with Bell Telephone which began over 50 years ago. The camaraderie displayed by the generations of actors who starred in the show paralleled what I experienced over my career. While the SNL performers’ goal… Read More »

BellTel’s 2025 Proxy Campaign

Verizon’s Retiree Shareowners Push for Study on Cost to Abate Company’s Lead Cables Hazard Click here to read the full press release. Learn more by watching our YouTube video below.

50th Anniversary of New York Telephone Company Fire

We want to recognize our countless colleagues, along with the members of FDNY who came together in the wake of the horrific New York Telephone Company Fire, which took place at 204 Second Avenue in Manhattan on Feb. 27, 1975. It was the worst single service disaster suffered by any Bell operating company in the… Read More »

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