LAS VEGAS, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announces that the
company and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT),
representing Allegiant's workforce of maintenance technician and
related employees, have reached an agreement in principle on all
remaining open issues for the first collective bargaining agreement
between the parties. The agreement in principle is subject to
finalization between the parties and ratification by the employee
group, which includes line and heavy maintenance technicians as
well as stores employees and some administrative maintenance staff.
A ratification vote is expected to occur by the end of July,
2021. Allegiant currently employs 415 maintenance technician and
related employees.
"We are pleased to announce this agreement with the IBT and our
workforce of maintenance technician and related employees, and
commend the great work of all who have been involved in the
process," said Maurice J. Gallagher,
Jr., Allegiant chairman and chief executive officer. "Our
maintenance team's work is critical to our operation every day,
ensuring our customers have access to safe and seamless, convenient
and affordable travel. I applaud this important milestone and look
forward to finalizing the first contract with this critical,
skilled group of team members."
The process of negotiating a first collective bargaining
agreement for Allegiant maintenance technician and related
employees began in January 2019. The
parties had temporarily suspended negotiations early in 2020 due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, but talks resumed in September. The
International Brotherhood of Teamsters was most recently certified
as the group's exclusive representative on March 7, 2018.
Allegiant – Together We Fly™
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ:
ALGT) is an integrated travel company with an airline at its
heart, focused on connecting customers with the people, places
and experiences that matter most. Since 1999, Allegiant
Air has linked travelers in small-to-medium cities to
world-class vacation destinations with all-nonstop flights and
industry-low average fares. Today, Allegiant's all-Airbus fleet
serves communities across the nation, with base airfares less than
half the cost of the average domestic roundtrip ticket. For more
information, visit us at Allegiant.com. Media information,
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Contact:
Allegiant Media Relations
702-800-2020
mediarelations@allegiantair.com
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