Originally Posted by
FloridaGator
I'm not sure how many Allegiant pilots glance over this thread.... but I was hoping to ask a question pertaining to the recent lawsuit and our schedules.
As I understand, the Allegiant Pilots won every aspect of the recent lawsuit. Our work rules were and are a contract and the judge asked for weekly updates on progress or lack thereof with respect to returning to status quo.
Why then did lines come out for August that were "mixed" or "build-up" lines? As I understood.... there would be no more mixed lines because there were not mixed lines prior to Merlot.
I have been hearing of MANY people getting the now typical min days off with a hand full of reserve days sprinkled in. In fact, the number one guy in PIE received a 67 hour line with min days off with 4 or 5 reserve days sprinkled throughout. THE NUMBER ONE GUY!!!
Anyone know what is going on here? Was that lawsuit victory just a dream that never actually happened in real life?
From what I understand, the company was able to convince the judge they couldn't operate if Merlot was thrown out. The judge, knowing nothing about aviation, PBS, or Merlot, bought their argument. The status quo applies to everything that was in the workrules, EXCEPT the company may continue to use Merlot to generate schedules.
They are supposed to be working with the union to make the process transparent and to honor seniority. They are also supposed to provide updates to the judge on the process they are making to comply with his order. I don't know what the timeline on that is, or what the penalties may be if they fail to comply.