LAS VEGAS, March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announces that
the company and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT),
representing Allegiant dispatchers, have reached tentative
agreement on all remaining open issues for the first collective
bargaining agreement between the parties. The tentative agreement
is subject to ratification by the Allegiant flight dispatchers,
which is expected to occur by the end of April. Allegiant currently
employs 34 flight dispatchers.
"We are pleased to have come to an agreement with the IBT and
our dispatchers, and commend the efforts of all involved," said
Maury Gallagher, Allegiant chairman
and chief executive officer. "Our team of dispatchers is at the
heart of our operation, and we appreciate their dedication and
commitment to this process."
The process of negotiating a first collective bargaining
agreement for Allegiant dispatchers began in 2017. The parties had
resumed negotiations in January of 2019 following the failed
ratification of a prior tentative agreement reached between the
parties in May of 2018. The International Brotherhood of
Teamsters was most recently certified as the group's exclusive
representative on October 26,
2016.
Allegiant®
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ:
ALGT) is focused on linking travelers in small cities to
world-class leisure destinations. The airline offers industry-low
fares on an all-jet fleet while also offering other travel-related
products such as hotel rooms and rental cars. All can be purchased
only through the company website, Allegiant.com. Beginning
with one aircraft and one route in 1999, the company has grown to
more than 75 aircraft and 350 routes across the country with base
airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic roundtrip
ticket. For downloadable press kit, including photos,
visit: http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF.
Contact:
Allegiant Media Relations
702-800-2020
mediarelations@allegiantair.com
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