How can telecom retirees band together to protect their hard-earned pensions and benefits? And how does a qualified charitable distribution work anyway? Our latest episode of “The Bell Effect” podcast introduces you to Laura Whitlock, who has become an active and dynamic volunteer with the Association of BellTel Retirees, serving as a board director of… Read More »
Rebooting Our Podcast “The Bell Effect,” Episode 36: The Fallout from Verizon’s 2024 Pension Deal
We are excited to announce the reboot of “The Bell Effect,” a podcast dedicated to the generations of workers who helped build this country’s great communications infrastructure. In our latest episode, we hear from your Association’s leaders about the fallout from Verizon’s massive 2024 pension risk transfer deal, a $5.9 billion transaction that offloaded the… Read More »
First Episode of 2021 of the Bell Effect – 25th Anniversary
Association of BellTel Retirees Chairman Jack Cohen joins the Bell Effect podcast to help us kick off the new year – also OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY . Jack looks back on the last 25 years and ahead to the upcoming proxy fight, including a big potential partnership. Jack also hints at an important year for retirees,… Read More »
New Podcast & Video: BellTel Board Member Recalls 1975 New York Telephone Company Building Fire
On the latest episode of The Bell Effect, we look back on the 1975 New York Telephone Company Fire in Manhattan…The blaze damaged service and affected people throughout the country – maybe you!? Tommy Steed, who serves as VP of Union Relations for the Association, sat down to tell his story of what he experienced… Read More »
Special Post – Chairman Jack Cohen Joined The Bell Effect to Discuss Business During A Global Pandemic
Jack Cohen Joins The Bell Effect Podcast to Discuss Retirement in the Age of Covid-19 The Bell Effect welcomes Association of BellTel Retiree Chairman Jack Cohen back to the show while the world self-isolates to help stop the Covid-19 pandemic. Jack was able to provide insight on multiple topics including healthcare and other earned benefits,… Read More »