Announcement from Martha Deahl, NRLN VP-Grassroot
CenturyLink Concession Service
Century Link (CTL) is changing the concession service features retirees have been entitled to over the years. Various changes are being made to bring concession products more in line with the current cost of general products.
- It is important for you to know that no action is required TODAY.
- Only when you make changes in your existing retiree concession products will be affected.
- If you currently have a second line and change your service for any reason, the second line will no longer be offered under concession; it will still be offered for purchase.
- Basic Local service and Intra-Lata Long Distance service will continue to be at full concession.
The number to call to make changes to your concession services is 800-244-1111.
About the Arizona Chapter
The NRLN Arizona Chapter was the first to organize under the NRLN’s chapter structure in January 2013. The Arizona Chapter was originally established to reach out to US West/Qwest/CenturyLink retirees who were members of their retirement organization (TRA/AUSWR-AZ), which disbanded. In fact, many of the Board Members from TRA-AZ became leaders of the NRLN Arizona Chapter: Martha Deahl, Susan Olson, and Ken and Jennifer Gornall.
The Chapter also welcomes members from other companies and public entities as long as they are not already members of an NRLN Association (see Member Associations under “about us” at www.nrln.org. Retirees who become NRLN Chapter members will receive NRLN Action Alerts on federal legislation that impacts their retirement income security and reduce health care cost.
All AZ Chapter members are advocates belonging to the NRLN Grassroots Organization Network. Some NRLN AZ Grassroots’ advocates volunteer to become AZ Congressional District Leaders and make local visits to their respective Congressional District Offices and sometimes travel to Washington, D.C. to attend an NRLN “Fly-In”. The purpose of these visits are to educate the members of Congress on the NRLN’s Legislative Agenda (see the Legislative Agenda tab at www.nlrn.org), to make them aware of pending legislation that needs support and provide feedback of their performance (see Grassroots tab on www.nrln.org then click on Congressional Report Cards).
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Click HereThe NRLN Arizona Chapter Member Benefits:
- Members become advocates of the NRLN Grassroots Organization.
- Members have a dedicated website, Arizona Chapter, accessible from the “Chapters” tab on the NRLN website at www.nrln.org.
- The NRLN FOCUS newsletter will be mailed to those AZ Chapter members that do not have an email address. An email will be sent to the AZ Chapter members that have an email address to notify them when the NRLN FOCUS is available at www.nrln.org.
- Members will receive NRLN Action Alerts, and other pertinent information from the NRLN President via email.
- AZ Congressional District Leaders contact information will be provided on the Arizona Chapter webpage.
- Dedicated Lobbyist located in Washington, D.C. meet regularly with key Congressional committee members to advocate the NRLN’s legislative initiatives.
- The Chapter will have representation on the NRLN Board of Directors. Martha Deahl, AZ Chapter President is on the NRLN Board. Contact: marthadeahl@gmail.com, cell 602-672-6262
- Chapter Grassroots volunteers who become AZ Congressional District Leaders are provided with information to share with Arizona Congressional Members during the visits in Arizona and Washington, D.C. This information identifies size and intent of the NRLN and current issues that need Congressional action.
Or, send an email to arizonachapter@nrln.org with your name, email address, home address and telephone number. Note: you may be a chapter member whether you retired from US West, Qwest, CenturyLink or any other company, or whether you are still employed by the company.
We could use other retirees to help us interface with our AZ Senators’ and Representatives’ local offices. If they don’t hear from us, they assume we are happy with what they are doing. We need a voice for all retirees, many who cannot travel to visit their Senators and Representatives. Please help us spread the word about the NRLN and specifically the AZ Chapter and the work we are doing to help protect retirees’ interests. Please discuss the NRLN with all of you friends and encourage them to sign up to receive free emails at www.nrln.org. Remind them that their names, emails and home addresses are on a secure database designed for communicating with them and federal government officials.
Also, if you would like to go to a local congressional office with your Congressional District leader, please give them a call.
We always need constituents to go along on these visits. To find your Congressional District Leader, see “NRLN AZ Chapter Contact List” below.
To: All NRLN AZ Chapter Members
From: Martha Deahl, President, NRLN AZ Chapter,
NRLN Regional VP of NRLN Region 8, the Desert Southwest Region
&NRLN Grassroots Vice-President
Email: arizonachapter@nrln.org
The NRLN has 12 Regions covering the U.S. The AZ Chapter Region is in Region 8. A complete list of all Regions can be accessed on this link:
https://nrln.org/list-of-grassroots-leaders/
Regional VPs are responsible for the NM NRLN State and CD Representatives activities. By answering NRLN Action Alerts, attending Town Halls or Virtual Conference Calls in their Congressional districts, and being available to attend NRLN Fly-ins (Washington, DC) if a hot bill or issue needs constituents, we all help other NRLN Leaders and all NRLN members in the U.S.
The most important task for everyone in the NRLN is to take action when requested—to send an NRLN Action Alert to their respective Senators and Representatives. It is so easily done from the Action Alert or the NRLN website (www.nrln.org). Instructions on how to respond are provided on the Action Alert sent to you.
The NRLN urgently needs to add more members. As a member of the NRLN AZ Chapter, you can help us grow the number of retirees and future retirees who receive our emails and Action Alerts. The NRLN keeps losing members to deaths, disabilities, moving, and not updating their membership records—which can be done directly from the Email Sign Up tab on the first page of the NRLN website (www.nrln.org). It is as simple as telling people what you know about the NRLN and asking them to go to the NRLN website at www.nrln.org and click on the Email Sign Up tab under the home page banner and send questions or comments to contact@nrln.org.
Please check to verify your email information is correct. If not, send an email to Ed Beltram at www.nrln.org.
Your help is also needed to identify retirees in your area who have retired from a company who might be interested in forming an NRLN Chapter. Or possibly there is already a company retiree association or club who could be interested in affiliating with the NRLN. Send a person’s name, phone #, and email address (if available) to contact@nrln.org.
To: All NRLN AZ Chapter Members
From: Martha Deahl, President, NRLN AZ Chapter
Email: arizonachaper@nrln.org
If you would like more information about your AZ Congressional Leaders, go to www.nrln.org webpage and open the link labeled Grassroots. Select Legislative Action Network, click on Arizona on the map. This will show pictures of the two Senators and all Representatives. Click on any picture and their information will appear.
DO YOU KNOW?
Do you know…The NRLN supports closing the funding gap through a modest payroll tax increase and making all wages subject to the payroll tax by removing the 2025 cap of $176.100. Social Security’s Chief Actuary calculated that eliminating the taxable maximum would close about 70% of the shortfall and ensure solvency until 2060?
Do you know…Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund (Medicare Part A) will be able to pay 100% of scheduled benefits until 2036?
Do you know…Congress is allowing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to use taxpayer dollars to subsidize private insurance companies for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans?
Do you know…The NRLN wants to end pay-for-delay and other brand name drugmakers’ tactics that obstruct generic drugs from coming to market and allow importation of safe and less expensive drugs from Canada.
Do you know…More companies are doing Pension Risk Transfers. The foremost among protections we want to become law is our statute proposal that an annuity contract must include full reinsurance of Pension Payments?
Please Join as Individual Member
You can help the NRLN have a strong voice for retirees in Washington, D.C. by contributing $35, $50, $75 or more. Any amount you contribute will be appreciated. Make your check or money order payable to NRLN, Inc. And mail it with the Form or make a credit card of PayPal contribution at www.nrln.org by clicking on the Contribute tab.
Arizona Chapter Leaders' List
If you need assistance in finding information on www.nrln.org or the AZ State Chapter Link please contact:
- Martha Deahl, AZ Chapter President arizonachapter@nrln.org
- Ken Gornall, Arizona Chapter Legislative Director NRLN.LDDSW@nrln.org
NRLN Report Card
BACKGROUND
The NRLN Report Card is useful to our members to know as much as possible on whether their U.S. Senators and Representative are a sponsor or cosponsor of bills the NRLN supports or opposes. You are encouraged to use the Report Card to urge your Representative and Senators to cosponsor bills being advocated by the NRLN and thank them when they do. The Report Card is used during NRLN fly-ins to Washington, D.C. to show the lawmakers and/or their staff members that the NRLN is tracking their actions on bills important to retirees. It is hoped that those whose position is unknown on a bill on the Report Card will follow the NRLN’s position if/when a vote is called on the bill.
To get the “report card” for your whole state delegation in the current 119th Congress
- Click on the link to the Legislative Action Network
- Choose your state
- In the NRLN Report Card Area click on this icon:
NOTE: If the spreadsheet has a yellow banner at the top, click on “ENABLE EDITING” in order to see the full content of the report.
To get a report card on any individual senator or representative
- Click on the link to the Legislative Action Network
- Choose your state
- Click on the individual you want
- Scroll down to see the report card on the lower part of the screen.
The NRLN Arizona Chapter Member Benefits
- Members become advocates of the NRLN Grassroots Organization.
- Members have a dedicated website, Arizona Chapter, accessible from the “Chapters” tab on the NRLN website at www.nrln.org.
- The NRLN FOCUS newsletter will be mailed to those AZ Chapter members who make an annual contribution to the NRLN and do not have an email address. An email will be sent to the AZ Chapter members who have an email address to notify them when the NRLN FOCUS is available at www.nrln.org.
- Members with an email address will receive NRLN Action Alerts, and other pertinent information from the NRLN President. Dedicated NRLN Lobbyist located in Washington, D.C. meet regularly with key Congressional committee members to advocate the NRLN’s legislative initiatives.
- The Chapter will have representation on the NRLN Board of Directors. Martha Deahl, Regional VP, AZ/NM/NV is on the NRLN Board.
We could use other retirees to help us interface with our NM Senators’ and Representatives’ local offices. If they don’t hear from us, they assume we are happy with what they are doing.
We need a voice for all retirees, many who cannot travel to visit their Senators and Representatives. Please help us spread the word about the NRLN and specifically the AZ Chapter and the work we are doing to help protect retirees’ interests.
Please discuss the NRLN with all of your friends and encourage them to sign up to receive free emails at www.nrln.org . Remind them that their names, emails and home addresses are on a secure database designed for communicating with them and federal government officials.
Contact Martha Deahl, NRLN AZ Chapter President at arizonachapter.nrln.org
