Upcoming Events at Boston Lodge of Elks #10
Tue May 7, 1:00 PM - Tue May 7, 3:00 PM
Boston Lodge of Elks #10
1 Morrell St, Boston, MA 02132
Community: South Boston
Description
The Association of BellTel Retirees is hosting a meeting in West Roxbury, MA on May 7th to discuss important retirement concerns—including protecting pensions and health benefits—of fellow retirees
Event Details
Telephone company retirees from throughout New England will gather for an open discussion about key issues that impact their collective retirement futures. The event is free and sponsored by the Association of BellTel Retirees, a non-profit group that works to protect the pensions and benefits of over 134,000 Verizon retirees.
The free event will take place Tuesday May 7, 2019 at 1PM at Boston Lodge of Elks #10 – 1 Morrell Street – West Roxbury, MA 02132. To RSVP, email association@belltelretirees.org or call the Association of BellTel Retirees office toll-free at 1-800-261-9222. Seating may be limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible.
The meeting will address several salient issues relating to retirement benefits, including: pension protection; the dangerous trend of companies selling off or de-risking retirees pension assets; retiree health benefit reductions; important retiree legislation; shareholder proxy proposals; sickness/death benefits and more.
Recent and longtime Verizon retirees alike are welcomed and encouraged to participate.
Founded in 1996, the Association of BellTel Retirees has over 134,000 members from across the nation, many in the local area. It fights to protect retirees’ earned pensions and health care benefits. Members include both union and former managers from Verizon and the old Bell System companies, including NYNEX, Bell Atlantic, New England Telephone, New York Telephone, MCI, GTE, Verizon Directory Operations (now IDEARC/Supermedia) and more. For more information about the Association of BellTel Retirees call (800) 261-9222 or www.BellTelRetirees.org
The free event will take place Tuesday May 7, 2019 at 1PM at Boston Lodge of Elks #10 – 1 Morrell Street – West Roxbury, MA 02132. To RSVP, email association@belltelretirees.org or call the Association of BellTel Retirees office toll-free at 1-800-261-9222. Seating may be limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible.
The meeting will address several salient issues relating to retirement benefits, including: pension protection; the dangerous trend of companies selling off or de-risking retirees pension assets; retiree health benefit reductions; important retiree legislation; shareholder proxy proposals; sickness/death benefits and more.
Recent and longtime Verizon retirees alike are welcomed and encouraged to participate.
Founded in 1996, the Association of BellTel Retirees has over 134,000 members from across the nation, many in the local area. It fights to protect retirees’ earned pensions and health care benefits. Members include both union and former managers from Verizon and the old Bell System companies, including NYNEX, Bell Atlantic, New England Telephone, New York Telephone, MCI, GTE, Verizon Directory Operations (now IDEARC/Supermedia) and more. For more information about the Association of BellTel Retirees call (800) 261-9222 or www.BellTelRetirees.org
