Allegiant Air pilots represented by Teamsters Local 2118 have voted overwhelmingly, by 97.4 percent, to authorize a strike if the carrier fails to reach a fair agreement rewarding and protecting 1,300 pilots nationwide.
The Teamsters are seeking industry-standard compensation and improvements to scheduling. Allegiant pilots are some of the most overworked and underpaid in the airline industry. In negotiations, the carrier has attempted to extract concessions in exchange for long-overdue pay raises.
Allegiant raked in a record $2.5 billion in revenue last year. In 2019, Allegiant struck a $25 million-a-year deal for the naming rights to the Las Vegas Raiders’ home stadium.
On November 12, Teamsters pilots will hold a practice picket outside of Allegiant’s corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, one of many direct actions being taken by Allegiant pilots at their airline hubs nationwide.
Teamsters Local 2118 and Allegiant Air are currently in mediation sessions conducted by the federal National Mediation Board (NMB). Under the Railway Labor Act, the Teamsters c