Allegiant Air Pilots to Hold Nationwide Informational Pickets at 22 Bases Today
The demonstration seeks to spotlight a five-year contract stalemate under Railway Labor Act limits on strikes.
Overview
- Coordinated picketing will involve more than 1,400 pilots at all 22 crew bases beginning at 10 a.m. local time.
- Allegiant flights are expected to run as scheduled because the action is informational and permitted under the Railway Labor Act.
- Teamsters Local 2118 says negotiations have stalled for nearly five years with the company seeking concessions on pay and scheduling.
- Prior union actions included a strike-authorization vote topping 97% plus a no-confidence vote in management and the board.
- Demonstrations are planned at bases including Las Vegas, Orlando, Cincinnati, Mesa, Asheville, Pittsburgh, Des Moines, and Appleton, and Allegiant has not publicly commented.