Allegiant has been the butt of many jokes (much like Spirit and Frontier).
But their pilots have been mistreated and underpaid, largely because the Teamsters (yes, that Teamsters-- Jimmy Hoffa and trucker drivers) have done a poor job handling contract negotiations.
Because of this delay, Allegiant cannot fix poor working conditions for pilots and cannot hire enough pilots, leading to operational issues.
Wall Street has hammered the stock-- sending it from 130 to 49 (as of yesterday).
The Allegiant pilots hired me to wage a PR campaign to get attention on the issues, getting it approved via IBT Allegiant Pilots' Association Local 2118.
We built a website, recorded content (like the picture below), ran dollar a day campaigns, and got millions of eyeballs on it.
We did great work, which the Allegiant pilots agree, but the Teamsters (the union) don't want to pay.
Ironic they are mistreating me, since they hired me to help bring attention to their plight.
The Allegiant pilots are so unhappy with the Teamsters, they are switching to ALPA (Airline Pilots Association), which is where most pilots are (American Airlines, Frontier, etc).
So if you want to help me out, please comment "Teamsters, pay Dennis" below so they can see it!
The Teamsters guy in charge is Greg Unterseher.
Let him know what you think!
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5moWell done Dan! top man 👋