ALLEGIANT AIR TEAMSTERS PILOTS, O'BRIEN & ZUCKERMAN TO PRACTICE PICKET IN LAS VEGAS

Pilots Demand Better Wages and Working Conditions

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tues., Nov. 12, at 2:00 p.m., Allegiant Air Teamsters pilots, Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman will hold a practice picket outside Allegiant's corporate headquarters. The practice picket follows an overwhelming 97.4 percent vote by Allegiant Teamsters to authorize a strike if the carrier fails to reach a fair agreement rewarding and protecting 1,300 pilots, including 127 pilots in Las Vegas.

The Teamsters are seeking industry-standard compensation and improvements to scheduling. The 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 Air made more than $2.5 billion in revenue last year.

The federal National Mediation Board (NMB) is currently conducting mediation efforts. Under the Railway Labor Act, the Teamsters can request a release from the NMB, which could lead to a 30-day cooling-off period, followed by a work stoppage.

Contact: 
Shane McCarthy, (203) 300-2178
[email protected]

SOURCE Teamsters Local 2118