I would guess the game plan is not to compete with the Majors on compensation and work rules. The goal will be to position allegiant somewhere between the regional level and that of the majors. They don't want to keep all pilots and recruit the best talent. They want enough to get by at the minimal cost with current market conditions. As they see it, work rules and staffing levels of major airlines are wasteful and inefficient and will cut too deeply into their profit margins. They will strategize this to get just enough of the pilots to agree to just enough to get the job done. It is their belief that the unique nature of "being home every night" will attract enough, given minimal enhancements, to retain and recruit the numbers needed for expansion. Those looking for industry-leading compensation and work rules will probably be disappointed. JMO

What is truly disappointing, is that it was not the actions of organized labor that brought this enlightenment to the minions of management. It was market forces. This is by no means any fault of the union, but much more so the constraints of the Railway labor act that allowed management to drag this on for years. As seen in the letter to shareholders, management knew the timeframe that was traditional for a first contract and had every intention of going the distance before signing anything. They used their influence to deter and delay the contract at every turn through the court system, the mediation Board, the FAA, etc.

If it were not for supply and demand problems, this could go on for years