Reorganizing for Strength! Fellow Pilots,Management’s “Poverty” = Profitability This week, Allegiant reported its Q1 earnings; empirical data strikes again. Management’s repeated claims during bargaining of financial “inabilities” fall on deaf ears, as the financial performance you delivered led the industry. During the call, management boasted of an industry-leading 18.1% EBITDA margin. That margin is 25% […]
Reorganizing for Strength! May 8, 2025 Fellow Pilots, Section 1 is often referred to as the “Scope Section” of our collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Like other airline CBAs, the scope language in Section 1 describes the flying that must be performed by pilots on our seniority list. It contains language that defends our jobs, […]
Dear Member, Notice is hereby given that Local 2118 will be conducting a referendum vote to determine whether to accept or reject the Proposed Local 2118 Bylaw changes. The Bylaws were rewritten to comply with the mandatory and discretionary language of the Proposed Model Local Union Bylaws and approved by General President Sean O’Brien on […]
Fellow Pilots, Dues Process Overview In late January 2025 a review of members with LOA (Leave of Absence) was started using Company provided data. Member ledgers, in the TITAN (Teamsters Information Terminal Accounting Network) were reviewed for correct payment of dues obligation and corrections were made to members’ ledgers as allowed by the IBT Constitution […]
Reorganizing for Strength! Fellow Pilots: The Status of Bargaining As we made clear in our previous updates, the parties remain at an impasse in negotiations. As a result, the Union has requested a status meeting with the National Mediation Board (NMB) and a proffer of arbitration. Consistent with its normal procedures, the NMB requested a […]
Reorganizing for Strength! Trustee Update: April 30, 2025 Fellow Pilots, ByLaws The Proposed Bylaws are completed and approved and can be accessed here: Proposed ByLaws Also, a thread has been opened on the forum to discuss the Bylaws and ask questions as well as questions on voting. The Notice of Referendum will be mailed on […]
Reorganizing for Strength! Fellow Pilots: Happy Easter to All Who Celebrate We hope that our fellow pilots and your families had a great Easter weekend. We know this holiday comes at a frustrating time for many as our work for a fair contract and successful, cooperative future at Allegiant continues. Even still, we hope you […]
Reorganizing for Strength! Fellow Pilots: Bargaining Updates The parties participated in a virtual mediation session on Thursday, April 24, 2025. During this session, the Company finally made a counterproposal to our January 15th, 2025 Section 15 – Scheduling and PBS LOA proposal. Let it be clear: the parties remain at an impasse. The Union’s decision […]
Reorganizing for Strength! Trustee Update: April 25, 2025 Fellow Pilots, Thursday, General President O’Brien approved our proposed bylaws. We will mail out a referendum explaining eligibility, voting timelines, and the bylaws next week. As I have communicated recently, Kristin Lancaster, along with Assistant Trustee Jim Clark, completed a thorough audit of membership dues records to […]
Reorganizing for Strength! Good Friday, April 18, 2025 Fellow Pilots, Ten years ago today, the Allegiant pilots were set to strike over the very same fundamental issues that face our pilot group today. Allegiant had started to pre-cancel flights, and those of you who were here were in lockstep with your Union after the company […]