Entries by Joshua Martin

Strike On Hold

Reorganizing for Strength! Strike Update: May 16, 2025 Allegiant Pilots, In response to our imminent threat of a strike, Allegiant has agreed to withdraw enforcement of the offending GOM provisions, without prejudice, until at least 5:00 PM on Monday, May 19th, 2025. Until that time, the Union will not exercise its legal right to self-help […]

Trustee Update May 15, 2025

Allegiant Pilots, I know it’s been frustrating to watch the volley of attacks on your contract and representation. I’m surprised at the lengths that Allegiant is willing to go to create disruption: manufacturing terms that were not negotiated in your CBA, outright demonstrable fabrications to the NMB in its response to the union’s request for […]

SCOPE UPDATE from Education Committee

Reorganizing for Strength! May 15, 2025 Fellow Pilots,   Good evening, once again. In our last communication, we started a discussion about scope. You can read that original message and join the ongoing discussion here, and read a brief FAQ about scope here. In this second installment about scope, we want to share more information […]

Negotiating Committee – May 13, 2025

Reorganizing for Strength! May 13, 2025 Fellow Pilots,   Allegiant’s Proffer Response Letter As you are aware, Allegiant management sent the National Mediation Board (NMB) their response to the Union’s request for a proffer of arbitration. The document is full of startling admissions and outright fabrications. Allegiant’s arrogance and hubris remains unmatched. Mr. Fishburn asserts […]

Website & App Access – Member Support Update

Website & App Access – Member Support Update Allegiant Pilots, If you or a fellow pilot are having trouble logging in or resetting your account, we’ve updated our IT form to better diagnose and resolve these issues. Steps to Take: First, try resetting your password by clicking “Lost Your Password?” on the login page. If […]

Negotiating Committee – May 8, 2025

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% […]

Education Committee Update – Scope

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, […]

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM VOTE ON LOCAL 2118 PROPOSED BYLAWS

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 […]

Assistant Trustee Update: Dues Process Overview

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 […]

Negotiating Committee – April 30, 2025

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 […]