Trustee Update – September 29, 2025

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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:

  • DocuSign document that provides permission for Allegiant to deduct delinquent dues from the following month’s payroll
  • Mail the check to the local directly, and it must be received by the last day of the month to remain in good standing.

If you drop below 70 hours in a month, you owe the difference to remain in good standing.

Understanding How Dues Become Delinquent:

  • If there are monthly earnings, members are responsible for remitting dues calculated as follows: Hourly Rate x 70 Hour Min Guarantee x 1.56%
  • If there are no monthly earnings, minimum dues shall be calculated as follows: $57.67 x 70 min guarantee x 1.56% = $62.98

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