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Old 07-10-2018, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by blueash View Post
The thread is wrong. The pilots' union has authorized a strike if needed but no date has been set. The issue is not safety, rather that the union and the airline had an agreement in 2016 to have Allegiant come into conformity with how other airlines scheduled their pilot work shifts, and Allegiant reneged on that agreement.
Unfortunately the issue for Allegiant IS SAFETY.
The fact that the union is not being more forceful regarding the abysmal safety history/experience speaks loudly to their distorted priority.