Trustee Update – April 18, 2025
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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 unilaterally implemented the infamous “Mavis Solver” and its “Must Work” days. We have now formally requested to be released from mediation, as Allegiant demands that you accept concessions and return to pre-contract, pre-“Bloch Award,” scheduling rules that violate seniority, significantly reduce “headcount,” and are not seen at any U.S. part 121 union airline. Your managers and Allegiant leadership talk about a “cooperative relationship” with the Union. They mean something else – appeasement and capitulation. The consequences of not bending to their demands are clear: Allegiant will attempt to divide you, willfully violate your collective bargaining agreement, and disparage the Union leaders it dislikes. The path to what all of you want—a stronger union, a fair contract, and a career worth investing your pilot’s certificate in—comes through a strong, enforceable contract. The way to get there is to support your Union representatives who are tirelessly fighting on your behalf and to demand, from management, that they deliver the contract that you were promised without further delays. It takes a united Union membership that doesn’t let management divide them. Pilot Meeting; Zoom Meetings – REGISTER
Negotiations Position, Bases, Displacement, and LAX The question is: why reinterpret seniority rights and render Section 6.E.2 meaningless? Because Allegiant manufactured a crisis to save money and undermine the Union. The company used fear, misinformation, and denied pilots their contractual rights—all to weaken us. Interference Allegiant is obsessed with spewing self-serving narratives, spreading BS and lies, and trying to turn pilots against each other and your Union, using proxies, managers, and its training centers all for its own benefit. But they are prohibited from interfering in your free choice of representation, helping in decertification efforts, providing resources, or advocating for specific union candidates they believe will be more “cooperative.” They can’t single out individuals and fill them with talking points meant to undermine the Union, misrepresent our positions and weaken our negotiating position. The right to dissent within our democratic Union is not disputed, but members also have responsibilities to their Union and the membership. Members must honor their commitment to the organization and their fellow union brothers and sisters and report management efforts to interfere in the internal affairs of the Union and those who engaging in that effort. Viva Aerobus The union filed an Answer to the filing, which can be found here. To be clear, the Teamsters will vigorously oppose the application until an agreement on the distribution of flying between Viva Aerobus pilots and Allegiant pilots is reached. Fraternally, Greg Unterseher |
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