Today, we proudly recognize and thank the many Allegiant pilots and members of Teamsters Local 2118 who have served our nation with honor and courage. Your dedication to country and to aviation continues to inspire us all.
Thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your continued commitment to excellence.
CIRP NEWS
It’s been a busy year for our CIRP Volunteers!
We are actively supporting our line pilots through some challenging circumstance. While we cannot breach confidentiality and share specifics, we are pleased to share that we have helped dozens of crews navigate some emotion filled circumstances this year. We sometimes get notice through the proper company channels, but mostly we hear about it from our safety people and diligent pilots like yourself.
We know we aren’t getting every event worthy of support. We encourage you to email CIRP@apa2118.org if something in your base warrants our attention. The most likely event would be a systems failure that necessitates a diversion or a significant passenger disturbance that might garner media attention or require pilot intervention. Pretty much anything that you hear of from the news should be brought to our attention and that of our Union Safety Department Safety@apa2118.org.
It’s been busy on the peer support side too!
We are actively working to establish a formal peer support program (Peer 2 Peer). While we have the framework in mind, we need to hear specifics of what you, the line pilot, need support with! We feel our backgrounds and CIRP training give us a tremendous head start in supporting you. We have tailored training in mind for our volunteers and a few Peer 2 Peer specific volunteers. To that end, please email us at CIRP@apa2118.org with any areas you feel our crews might need more support on. We are targeting family dynamics and past traumas presently.
Our Volunteers are getting the tools they need to support you!
On October 28th, we have five pilots headed to GoTeam Training in Houston alongside United Mechanics Teamsters. This past August, Liana Hart and Gerry Merk attended Peer Support Training alongside Atlas Air pilots in Cincinnati, Ohio. In July, we had three pilots trained in group Critical Incident Response. Back in May, we had four volunteers accompany APA 2118 Safety Committee Chairman, Shawn Rials in GoTeam Basic Training. We have met for monthly zoom calls to provide ongoing training and support since August. Additionally, we redesigned our interview process to provide insights into the program and an initial training to facilitate a more direct line of support immediately following the interview process.
We are proud to introduce our newest members! They went through a lengthy vetting process and we are proud to include them in our team and provide them training to meet our pilots needs.
Chris Crotzer (VPS-A320 FO): is a 28 year former Army aviation veteran, from Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a BS in Industrial Engineering. Chris is married to his wife of 30 years with six children and three grandchildren.
Sam Seidman (SFB-B737FO): UND Alumni, bass trombone performer, and travel enthusiast. While from Los Angeles, he calls Florida home following stays in Flint and Grand Forks. Sam was an early Accelerate Pathway pilot coming from UND’s flight instructor ranks.
Adam Smith (PIT-A320CA): Marine Corps airport firefighting veteran, high school woodshop teacher, business owner, 25 year flying and airplane mechanic. Adam is a father, aircraft owner, and just began his ninth year as an Allegiant pilot. Adam is a Pittsburgh native and sports fan.
Dan Spykerman (SAV-A320 FO): Marine Corps F/A-18 Reservist with an Aviation Maintenance degree and safety department leadership background. Dan is a husband of 11 years and father of two. He is guided by a strong christian faith and a belief in the strength of a humans ability to overcome adversity.
Annie Targosz (GRR-A320 FO): a Western Michigan graduate and a Chicago native, Annie now calls Grand Rapids home. She is a first time 121 pilot after completing the WMU Accelerate Program and nearly three years flight instructing. Annie is a strong aviation mental health advocate, comes from a family of pilots and has been at Allegiant almost two years.
We also, want to take a moment to recognize our own volunteer, Lauren Scott, and her recognition as Professional Woman Pilot of the year by the Las Vegas Chapter of the Ninety-Nines. She was interviewed by Fox 5 in Las Vegas on August 29 following this award and NPR on July 18 following her winning the Women’s Air Race Classic. Lauren has been a standout volunteer on our CIRP and Peer Support Committee since May. Way to go Lauren!!!
Finally, we updated our committee page with FAQ’s. Most notably, we speak to when one reach out for assistance and when we might reach out to you. We also talk to the nuanced difference between peer support and CIRP (yes, they are both led by pilot peers and supportive).
Brothers and Sisters,
This week, the SPC hosted another successful base event—this time with our PGD pilots, joined by members of the Negotiating Committee. On behalf of SPC Leadership, thank you to everyone who attended. Your presence continues to demonstrate the strength and unity of our pilot group as we work together toward our shared goals.
PGD Base Event November 4, 2025
As we move toward our Nationwide Information Picket on 11/18/2025, it is more important than ever for all of us to stand shoulder to shoulder. Every chance we have to show our support sends a powerful message: we are united and committed to achieving the fair contract our pilots deserve.
SPC base visits will resume in early December. Right now, our focus is on making the Nationwide Information Picket a powerful success. Your participation is key—our unity is what drives progress and brings us closer to securing the contract we deserve.
Thank you again for your engagement and unity.
Stay focused.
Stay united.
Ignore the noise.
Trust the facts.
In Unity,
Your SPC Leadership
APA Local 2118
Brothers and Sisters,
Last night, the SPC hosted another successful base event—this time with our DSM pilots, joined by members of the Negotiating Committee. On behalf of SPC Leadership, thank you to everyone who attended. Your presence continues to demonstrate the strength and unity of our pilot group as we work together toward our shared goals.
DSM Base Event October 29, 2025
As we move toward our Nationwide Picket on 11/18/2025, it is more important than ever for all of us to stand shoulder to shoulder. Every chance we have to show our support sends a powerful message: we are united and committed to achieving the fair contract our pilots deserve.
Our next upcoming SPC base event will be at PGD. We strongly encourage every pilot in base to attend. These events are not only a chance to connect with fellow pilots—they’re an opportunity to stay informed, engaged, and united. It’s our unity that drives progress and brings us closer to securing the contract we deserve.
Thank you again for your engagement and unity.
Stay focused.
Stay united.
Ignore the noise.
Trust the facts.
In Unity,
Your SPC Leadership
APA Local 2118
Allegiant Pilots,
Yesterday, the nomination meeting for Local 2118 Officer Elections was held at the union hall. The results were two full slates, listed below.
| Blue Skies 2025 Slate | Building Unity Slate |
|---|---|
| President, Ryan Joseph | President, Rob Skiles |
| Secretary Treasurer, Gregory Harris | Secretary Treasurer, John McClelland |
| Vice President, Hansel Duran | Vice President, Kevin Winter |
| Recording Secretary, Fihmi Rossman | Recording Secretary, Harrison “Brad” Keller |
| Trustee, Brandon Wood | Trustee, Ben Phillips |
| Trustee, Genie Moy | Trustee, Kyle Scott |
| Trustee, Barron Howard | Trustee, Peter Willums |
| www.blueskies2025.com | www.buildingunityslate.com |
Every Friday at 2 PM Pacific Time, each slate will have the opportunity to use the Local Union’s email system to distribute campaign material. The content of that material will not be edited or altered by Local 2118 in any manner. Distribution of such campaign material does not imply endorsement of either slate by Local 2118.
Fraternally,
Greg Unterseher
Trustee, APA 2118
Fellow Pilots,
The Mediator, Union and Company had a scheduled in-person mediation session in Washington, D.C. from October 20-22, 2025. The mediator was not present due to the government shutdown. The parties agreed to meet without the mediator. The Negotiating Committee attended the meeting in-person with the company’s attorney and negotiating consultant. Unfortunately, management decided not to attend the negotiations in-person and chose to attend the meeting virtually instead.
These sessions produced no new agreements and the vast majority of each of the three in-person sessions were squandered due to the company’s lack of preparation and internal dysfunction. The company did not present a comprehensive counterproposal, informing the Union that it had failed to cost out the Union’s comprehensive proposal or any of the company’s previous proposals. Additionally, the company failed to pass Section 15 as the Union repeatedly urged the management to do. The primary focus for the first two sessions was the value and defer items in Section 9 – Vacation, Section 10 – Sick, and Section 16 – Reserve. The final day was spent discussing the remaining open items in Section 12 – Vacancies.
The company informed the Union that it would not be able to provide a comprehensive counterproposal until it could complete “accurate” costing, despite nearly 4.5 years of negotiations and nearly a two-month advance notice of these bargaining dates. Management has insisted that their internal costing “experts” are critical to bargaining discussions. However, the company’s costing personnel were not available to meet with the Union’s costing expert (who was present in DC for three days) until well into the final day of bargaining, and then only for one hour over Zoom.
On a somewhat positive note, it appears that management has accepted that delaying negotiations because it cannot properly cost out its own proposals or respond to ours is inexcusable. Management informed the Union during the last session that it will immediately retain an outside firm to handle their costing going forward. That decision speaks volumes. Without saying it outright, management has effectively confirmed what we’ve known all along. When they were attacking the Union’s costing, which is accurate and supported by verifiable data, they were trying to hide a basic truth: Allegiant’s claims simply have no basis in fact. While we are somewhat encouraged that they’ve finally sought outside help at this late stage of negotiations, it is a stunning indictment of their own internal process and the false propaganda campaign that Allegiant officials waged against our Union and your NC. Hopefully, a greater reliance on qualified third party contractors and consultants on the company’s part will expedite these negotiations.
The company has indicated that they will be ready to resume bargaining when we reconvene during the week of November 10, 2025. The Union remains singularly focused on reaching a fair agreement before year’s end. Despite the Company’s continued dysfunction, our team remains united, data-driven, and unwavering in its resolve to deliver a contract that reflects your value and professionalism.
Stay engaged, stay informed, and stay confident.
The facts and data are on our side — and so is our future.
In Unity,
Captain Joshua Allen
Negotiating Committee Chairman
Captain Jay Killen
Pilot Negotiator
Captain Brad Keller
Pilot Negotiator
Captain J.R. Lynch
NC Chief of Staff
Captain Jim Cole
Recording Analyst
Allegiant Pilots,
After five years without an amended contract, Allegiant pilots have no confidence in management. Reckless financial decisions, broken promises, and endless delay and division tactics meant to wear us down is all they offer. We are standing together to demand real leadership, accountability, and a stable future for Allegiant. We have invested our careers – the time is up Allegiant – Buckle up!
This is our contract. This is our career. This is our time.
In Unity,
SPC Leadership Team
APA Local 2118
Pilots,
This is how union busting works—and how it’s being used against us today.
The Cravat Coal Story
In 1983, union buster Martin Jay Levitt was hired to crush a union drive by the United Mine Workers at Cravat Coal. He didn’t win by being smarter or more honest. He won by manipulating workers, dividing them, and turning management into actors in a staged play.
Here’s how Levitt did it:
The result? Workers were divided, fighting among themselves, and the company walked away with 298 out of 391 votes—another union campaign crushed.
Sound Familiar?
Levitt’s playbook is alive and well at Allegiant:
The Lesson for Allegiant Pilots
Levitt admitted: “All we needed were a few skeptics to plant the suspicion among workers.”
That’s the game our management is playing. If they can divide us, they can defeat us.
But if we stand united—every pilot, one voice, one purpose—they cannot win.
We aren’t asking for anything unreasonable. We’re demanding what we’ve earned:
We will not be manipulated. We will not be divided. And we will not settle for less than what every professional pilot deserves.
Final Word
Don’t fall for these textbook tactics. Levitt’s tricks only work if we let them. The company can stall, they can spin, they can smear—but they cannot stop a united pilot group that refuses to back down.
Stay focused. Stay united.
Ignore the noise. Trust the facts.
In Unity,
Communications Committee
APA Local 2118
Allegiant Pilots,
As we head into another demanding holiday season, let’s pause to reflect on what we have carried on our shoulders. Through the turbulence of this industry, we—Allegiant pilots—have remained the steady hands keeping this airline in the air. Yet, despite our professionalism and dedication, we continue to work under a contract that fails to reflect our true value in today’s market.
We have now reached a turning point. Allegiant can no longer delay the inevitable. They are out of excuses, and time has run out. We gave this company every opportunity to do right by its pilots. Instead, management chose the path of RLA delay tactics, union-busting propaganda, and the same tired playbook designed to secure the cheapest labor possible. They underestimated us. They assumed we would cave. They were wrong.
The Vote of No Confidence results make one thing undeniable: Allegiant pilots no longer trust management or the board of directors. Despite our sacrifice and professionalism, they have failed us. Period. They have gambled with our careers, our families, and our future. Now is the time to demand accountability.
Management has suggested they want to “reset” this broken relationship. But let’s be clear—the root cause has never changed. The only path to repairing this relationship is delivering what this pilot group has earned and deserves: an industry-standard contract that reflects our worth in today’s market. Nothing less will suffice. Equally important, this management team must end its toxic behavior toward pilots, learn to show genuine respect, and treat us as the professionals we are.
We know our value. We have been more than patient. And now—our patience has run out.
In the weeks ahead, our national campaign will accelerate, bringing our fight into the spotlight of our industry and the financial markets. The Strike Preparedness Committee will continue supporting our Negotiating Committee with one objective: to secure a contract by year’s end that honors the sacrifice and skill of every Allegiant pilot.
This is our contract. This is our career. This is our time.
Stay focused. Stay united.
Ignore the noise. Trust the facts.
Together, we will win what we have long deserved.
In Unity,
SPC Leadership Team
APA Local 2118
Allegiant Pilots,
Today, a combined Notice of Nomination Meeting and Notice of Officer Election was mailed to you. That notice can be found on APA2118.org, under the Elections tab – Officer Elections.
We have received some emails inquiring about how to maintain good standing after September 2025 if you drop below 70 PCH in a month or if you are on a LOA.
Good Standing and Continuous Good Standing.
To be eligible to participate in the Nomination Meeting, a member needs to be in good standing through the month preceding the Nomination Meeting, which will be September 2025. General Secretary Treasurer, Fred Zuckerman, informed the Local that the General Executive Board has granted our request for a waiver of Article X, Section 5 (c) of the International Constitution. This allows for a zero-correction of all delinquent dues and will reflect all members in good standing to participate in the Nomination Meeting.
To be eligible to vote in the election and have it counted, a member must be in good standing through November 2025 (the month preceding the election).
To be eligible for election to any office in this Local Union, a member must be in continuous good standing for a period of twenty-four (24) months before the month of the Nomination Meeting. Due to the previous mismanagement of the Local Union on September 8, 2025, General President O’Brien, in accordance with Article II, Section 4(h), granted a waiver of the 24-month good-standing requirement for members who had been on dues checkoff since July 2023.
How It Applies To Members
Due to the previous mismanagement of the local, the GST has granted forgiveness for all delinquent dues through September 2025. Once dues are received from Allegiant for October (October’s Dues will be received in November), delinquent dues letters will promptly be sent out via email and USPS. (Please ensure that the local has your most current address and email address.)
Members will have two options to pay the difference for any delinquent dues:
If you drop below 70 hours in a month, you owe the difference to remain in good standing.
Understanding How Dues Become Delinquent:
As an example, if you started a medical LOA in August, for the months of October and November, you would need to pay $62.58 per month to participate in the December election. Per the General Secretary’s letter, you will be able to participate in the Nomination Meeting.
If you do not wish to participate in the Nomination or Officer Elections and are on a non-military LOA, you may request a Withdrawal Card.
Any members on non-military LOA will be presented with the opportunity to remit minimum dues to remain in good standing if they have not requested to be issued a Withdrawal Card.
Fraternally,
Greg Unterseher, Trustee
APA Local 2118