Trustee Update – April 11, 2025

As you know, Allegiant Air management—emboldened by a vocal minority among our ranks—has made it a mission to undermine our resolve and collective bargaining power. In a predictable move, management has chosen to use the families and pilots of the LAX base as human leverage, using a strained “changing economic conditions” excuse to justify reneging on their prior verbal promise of support to every LAX pilot and their families during this difficult base closure.

The affected pilots and families in Los Angeles should know that the Union is fully committed to securing the promised MOU.

Many of you have expressed a concern that management intends to implement unilateral changes to our work rules through updates to the General Operating Manual (GOM). We will be addressing the unacceptable changes regarding contact ability with the company next week.

Chief pilot Hardesty is not authorized to give “union updates”. His misleading message about Professional Standards is a wholly unacceptable attempt to slight your union. Like any other airline labor union in America, the Professional Standards Committee is a tool for peer-to-peer use. It is not the company’s police force or the “shoes, beards, and uniforms” committee. There are no restrictions from company managers professionally mentoring their pilots in a non-punitive manner. Professional Standards at Allegiant Air will have its mission aligned with industry-normalized practices.

Additionally, linked in this message, you will find an update from the Negotiating Committee outlining the bargaining status. Most notably, despite our best efforts to the contrary, we believe the parties are at an impasse. Allegiant’s delay tactics, surface bargaining, untenable positions, and continued disregard for the process and the mediator’s instructions simply will not result in an agreement. After 4 years of heavy bargaining, we have formally filed a Proffer for Arbitration request and a Status Meeting with the NMB. The NMB was notified that binding arbitration, if and when offered, would be rejected which would start the “30-day cooling off” immediately thereafter.

While management appears eager to revert to the “Allegiant of old,” the overwhelming majority of us recognize these maneuvers for what they are: an effort to intimidate and control. The strongest labor union in the United States will not bend to Allegiant’s behavior.

Fraternally,

Greg Unterseher
Trustee, APA Teamsters Local 2118

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