Setting the Record Straight – We Stand United

Fellow Pilots,

We’ve seen the recent emails from Allegiant’s VP of Labor Relations, Bill Fishburn, and we need to set the record straight.

Despite his attempt to spin the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) response as a company “win,” the facts tell a very different story.

Let’s be absolutely clear: the NMB did not deny our request for a status conference nor did they deny our request for a proffer of arbitration, as you can read for yourself in the NMBs notice. The NMB went on to say that our request for a status conference, a standard precursor to any successful proffer request, is still under consideration.

The NMB also stated that the parties are to meet in July as scheduled, previously established, and agreed to by the parties. Nothing in the NMBs notice indicates a final decision has been made. Any suggestion otherwise is misleading at best, although some make failing attempts to twist, politicize, and weaponize the NMB’s words.

Mr. Fishburn’s messaging is clearly intended to sow division and demoralize this group. This isn’t new—it’s the same tired tactic we’ve seen from this company for years. But we know better. And more importantly, we stand stronger than ever before.

As our new Union volunteers take the baton and carry this fight forward, we’ve revisited the path blazed by the pilots who came before us. Looking through communications from over a decade ago, one theme is striking: the company used the exact same tactics back then—misdirection, division, and delay. But just as we saw through it then, we will cut through the noise now.

So let’s borrow the rallying cry from those Allegiant pilots who’ve built this foundation:

Ignore the Noise. Focus on the Facts.

Aviate. Navigate. Communicate. UNIFY.

We are not backing down. We are not at a loss. We are right where we need to be, informed, and relentless. Allegiant will deliver the contract that we have earned. We won’t settle for anything less.

In solidarity,

Captain Robert Skiles
Communications Committee
APA Teamsters Local 2118