Originally Posted by
tailendcharlie
I hope our pilot group is prepared for a much tougher battle....you may be right but I see a long 30+ day strike....how much does it cost Allegiant to shut the airline down - they do it every Tues. & Sat. Of course there's lost revenue but still.....I think they wait 'till medical insurance expires and the $0 paychecks start showing up and see if we crack. Just sayin' be prepared; hope I'm wrong.
I say bring it. I'll put this pilot group up against any management team. The fact we are dealing with this pack of stooges is a bonus. They have a lot more at stake than parking airplanes. This is a 'Travel Company', the bulk of their profit comes from ancillary sales through mutually benefitting relationships with exterior customers (hotels, shows, rental cars, etc). How long can they hold out before severing ties with Allegiant Travel inc? How long will that $175 stock stay up there? The CEO has over a half BILLION in shares...how long can he stare at a plummeting ticker tape?
Pilots have options, more every day. Most are too proud to allow the mockery to continue and would rather see it shut down permanently than play in to the hands of those short-sighted corporate hacks looking to destroy our way of life. I have a family with young children, don't think I'm not aware of the stakes, but the cost of kneeling is simply way too high. Some things in life are worth fighting for. Im in for the long fight. Whatever it takes.
See you on the picket line.