Strike Rights

Fellow Allegiant Pilots,

This communication begins a series of educational pieces our union will deliver to the pilot group further educating our members on this process as we move forward.

RIGHTS OF STRIKERS, TO INCLUDE STRIKING PROBATIONARY PILOTS

All Pilots have a legal right to strike in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act (RLA). The Company is prohibited from firing or disciplining a Pilot, to include probationary Pilots, for participating in a lawful strike.

Section 152, Fourth of the RLA provides, in part, that “[e]mployees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing.” Furthermore, Section 2, Fourth mandates that “[n]o carrier … shall deny or in any way question the right of its employees to join, organize, or assist in organizing the labor organization of their choice, and it shall be unlawful for any carrier to interfere in any way with the organization of its employees …, or to influence or coerce employees in an effort to induce them to join or remain or not to join or remain members of any labor organization….”

Courts have interpreted Section 2, Fourth, to equally protect probationary Pilots and non-probationary pilots.

If authorized to call a strike, and the Union calls for that lawful strike, all Pilots, to include probationary Pilots, will be expected to participate. In conjunction with that expectation of the Union, the Union will act to protect Pilots, to include all probationary Pilots, who lawfully exercise their rights under the RLA. That would include any wrongful firing or disciplining of a Pilot by the Company in relation to a Pilot participating in a lawful strike.

If you have any questions about your RLA rights and/or the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, specifically Article 17.B, please contact a Union Steward.

CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE

As discussed in the Strike Authorization Vote Q & A, we want to make sure the pilot group understands the security and confidentiality of your vote. This is a very secure system, and nobody will know how you voted, not the Union and certainly not management. Allegiant Pilots, a YES vote is important. This is our chance to send management a strong unified voice that the time is NOW and we want our voices heard. We simply cannot wait any longer hoping the company will come to the table and offer us an industry standard contract. We have to move forward with the contingency plans of the Strategic Preparedness Committee.

See this link for BallotPoint security: https://ballotpoint.com/publicsite/security.pl

In Unity,

Captain Aaron Adrian, Chairman
Strategic Preparedness Committee