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100 Pilots Picket Outside St. Pete-Clearwater Airport
/by Allegiant Local 2118CLEARWATER, FL (December 10, 2024) – 100 Allegiant Air pilots picketed outside the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport on December 10 as they continue to demand a fair, equitable contract from Allegiant Air. Since 2021, the Allegiant Pilots Association has been working without an amended contract. Although Allegiant Air has offered a proposed amended contract, it still does not give pilots industry-standard pay and asks for concessions in other areas including scheduling, seniority, and work rules. Allegiant Air pilots are currently the most underpaid in the industry.
The pilots voted nearly unanimously (97.4%) to strike and are ready to do so if approved in the mediation process with Allegiant Air, if contract negotiations fail. A strike would disrupt routes and cause considerable cancellations and other delays in passenger flights.
“We’re not being unreasonable – we just want to be treated the same as every other pilot in America,” said Captain Aaron Adrian, an Allegiant Teamsters pilot with Local 2118. “We’re here today to show Allegiant just how serious we are.”
Media Inquiries: Aaron Adrian | aadrian@apa2118.org | (219) 210-1716
Allegiant Air Teamsters to Vote on Strike Authorization
/by Joshua MartinPilots Forced into Action as Management Insists on Substandard Contract
Press Contact: Shane McCarthy Phone: (202) 624-6912 Email: smccarthy@teamster.org
(LAS VEGAS) – On Friday, October 25, Allegiant Air pilots represented by Teamsters Local 2118 will start to vote on a nationwide strike authorization. Allegiant Air has forced its pilots to take this action by linking long-overdue compensation improvements to concessions on pilot scheduling and quality of life.
“It is outrageous that Allegiant is trying to get us to make these scheduling concessions to pay for wage increases,” said Captain Scott Whitman, a twenty-year captain at Allegiant. “This is one of the most profitable major airlines in America. Its executives boast all the time about how they consistently outperform the industry. Allegiant doesn’t need concessions – it needs pilots. But corporate greed will drive us away unless something changes quickly.”
Union and company negotiators have been exchanging proposals over pilot schedules and other quality of life issues since June. Management is trying to sidestep its pilots concerns about scheduling. Local 2118 has refused to give in to company requests, telling Allegiant’s negotiators that pilot working conditions aren’t for sale.
“Allegiant has said that its business model is ‘wildly successful’ as morale plummets and anger continues to grow among pilots,” said Aaron Adrian, a seven-year captain at Allegiant. “Management needs to hear its pilots loud and clear – we will not support Allegiant’s model if it requires substandard working conditions or pays worse than our airline peers.”
The federal National Mediation Board is currently conducting mediation efforts. Under the Railway Labor Act, the Teamsters can request a release from the National Mediation Board, which could lead to a 30-day cooling-off period, followed by a work stoppage without notice to management or passengers.
Teamsters Local 2118 represents 1,300 hardworking Allegiant Air pilots nationwide. For more information, go to apa2118.org