Many reasons:

1. NC has not offered what sunny has. ALPA does all the monthly bids/schedules. IBT has told the NC that the IBT will never be able to do the monthly schedules because that is only a management function - not a union’s job. (I asked what about ALPA, and was told that the legacies MEC are all basically management pilots anyway so they can do the scheduling. Doesn’t make sense to me. In reality I think IBT knows they lack the experience, knowledge and infrastructure to do the scheduling).

2. Jude and sunny management have 100% unstacking if ALPA cannot keep open time to 2% or less. Management has been saying 70% unstacking if open time is more than 5% (NC confirmed this just a couple months ago). How is 100% and 2% open time better for us than 70% and 5% open time. Union has been telling since Robles that management wants more unlimited unstacking and zero open time so you tell me which is better for us.

3. Sunny has one big base and we have lots of little bases. (I know sunny has CVG but that came after the pbs rules I think). I have been told and seen messages by union officials, e board members and the NC that small bases and day trips really do make pbs different here than at other airlines. Navblue reps have been telling the union that for years but Robles and KS just told everyone that Navblue was being laid off by management. The reality of “the Allegiant business model” really does it make it harder to copy and paste industry pbs rules into the tiny bases and day trips. Again that is what I’ve heard and seen from union reps, e board members and the NC.

4. I am not convinced management actually wants a deal. I’ve been saying 2026-2027 since 2021. Now, management has the perfect excuse to delay this til JCBA. The IBT have been completely manipulated by management.

those are some reasons off the top of my head to answer your question piper.

now I’m gonna go back to celebrating the gold medal win for our hockey team.