Retirees Take on Verizon Board of Directors Retirees of Verizon Communications (www.Verizon.com) who in the past have forced changes in company compensation and management policies are urging shareowners to support a proxy proposal that will change management’s awarding of Executive Performance Stock Units and also to be vocal with their “Say on Pay” against management’s executive compensation this year. Verizon’s annual meeting is May 6, 2010 in Little Rock, Arkansas. New Survey Shows Seniors, Boomers Embracing Internet  new survey of over 3,000 seniors and baby boomers by American Retiree demonstrates that internet has now enveloped a generation of people once thought impenetrable to the internet boom. ProtectSeniors.Org Begins Lobbying for Retirees on Capitol Hill Some 20 million retirees around the country have reportedly been deeply impacted by cuts or outright loss of healthcare benefits once promised to them by their former employer. A fast growing lobbying movement has been formed on Capitol Hill to push for passage of healthcare legislation to remedy this crisis in a vital Congressional Election Year. Television News Pioneer Dedicating His Retirement to Educating Children About Fire Safety  For millions of television viewers, Dr. Frank Field has been the face of their nightly weather and science reports. For nearly fifty years, Dr. Field has been one of the most recognizable personalities at the flagship stations of the NBC and CBS networks and for the UPN network in New York, earning a respected reputation and garnering six television Emmy Awards in his career. Teaching Retirees to Turn Their Votes Into Real Clout on Capitol Hill  Cohen, has spent the last two and a half years serving as the Co-State Leader and a Congressional District Leader with the National Retiree Legislative Network in New York State. He views his volunteer efforts as an opportunity to reach out to other retirees and as a way to enlighten and inspire them on the issues on Capitol Hill. Award Winning Retiree Group Shows How To Get It Done  Founded in March 1996, the Association has spent nearly a decade fighting for the protection of the pensions and healthcare benefits of retirees from the companies that presently make up Verizon Communications. Without a Contract or Union Protection, Tire Maker’s Retirees Find Battle Insurmountable, But Discover Silver Lining  What started off as a casual conversation over lunch among 15 to 20 Continental Tire North America retirees in 2001 led to the launching of a regional retiree advocacy organization that after three years of efforts has gotten its founders more than they ever planned for. |