The Bell Effect

At this year's Verizon Annual Shareholders Meeting, YOUR Association presented two proposals, and recommended a vote on a 3rd. Tune in to hear from Chairman Jack Cohen and Assistant Treasurer and VP of Union Relations Tommy Steed present the two proposals, Items #5 and #6.  

The new year is fully underway, and your Association is celebrating a milestone 25th anniversary. We are feeling more confident than ever regarding our 2021 proxy proposals for the “Virtual” Verizon Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 13, 2021.     To help you preview the Spring 2021 BellTel Newsletter, which is arriving in mailboxes soon, Jack touches on some of the highlights,...

Association of BellTel Retirees Chairman Jack Cohen joins the 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, especially in the wake of the Thole v. U.S. Bank Supreme Court decision.  Tune in and don'...

Jack Cohen rejoins the podcast to discuss the latest newsletter, due out the first week of September.   Jack highlights important articles, including a new survey with interesting results, pension risk transfer, the popularity of Medicare Advantage Plans, and highlights the timely new cartoon depicting how retirees get hurt when companies go bankrupt, yet executives get richer.  

Longtime Association of BellTel Retirees Board Member Pam Harrison has been intimately involved with planning the Association's first virtual Zoom mini-meeting. The original meeting was due to take place in Northborough Massachusetts in Summer 2020. Pam discusses how excited she is about the future, and how she hopes to reach many more people after embracing technology during a global pandemic. &n...

On the latest episode of The Bell Effect, BellTel Chairman Jack Cohen joins us once again to discuss the importance of voting your shares at this year's Verizon Annual Shareholders Meeting, scheduled virtually for May 7th. Jack discusses Verizon's decision to move from an in-person event in San Diego, not to a fully virtual event. He also discusses a few of the proxy items, and the Association's r...

Come join us for part 3 of the Edward Stone series, which has highlighted the fight that has ensued on behalf of retirees to help protect their earned retirement benefits.  On part 3, Edward details how you can get involved at the state and federal level to make sure your voices are heard by elected officials. He also talks about what it's like to educated politicians about the intricacies of...

The 1975 AT&T/New York Telephone Company fire was one of the most catastrophic incidence to happen in New York.   The setting is the East Village in Manhattan, in the middle of a harsh winter in 1975. A major telephone company building located at second ave and 13th erupts into flames and burns for more than 28 hours.   This is the story of one of New York Telephone Company...

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, how technology is going to be vital in helping people stay connected during this crisis and finally he wanted assure all members and po...

Attorney Edward Stone rejoins the podcast for his second episode in a three part series. In this episode, Edward discusses what kind of impact the 2008 financial crisis had on your retirement security, and the future retirements of Americans all over.  Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and share!

On the first of three podcasts with Special Counsel to the Association of BellTel Retirees Edward Stone, we discuss your retirement security.  Over the last 8 years, $141 billion has been transferred from blue chip American companies, to insurance investment vehicles... and you are the ones that have to live with something different than what you were promised, in terms of a pension. If you h...

On the latest episode of The Bell Effect, we sit down with Association of BellTel Retirees board member Una Kelly. We dive deep into Una's 30 year career working in telecommunications. We also discuss the upcoming board trip to Florida, where The Villages and Delray Beach will both host a mini-meeting. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and share!

Come hear from Jack Cohen, chairman of the Association of BellTel Retirees, as he previews 2020, including the upcoming Florida mini-meetings.

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