An Allegiant Air passenger jet taxis to a runway for take off at McCarran International Airport Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.
Published Thursday, March 21, 2024 | 4:35 p.m.
Updated Thursday, March 21, 2024 | 5:08 p.m.
Allegiant Air flight attendants will be getting a raise after the union representing them today announced a new five-year contract with the company, pending workers’ approval.
TWU Local 577, which represents 1,700 attendants employed under Las Vegas-based Allegiant, stated they have reached a tentative agreement today on a five-year contract that would increase wages for members by an average of 25%, with attendants at the top of the wage scale receiving a 41.2% raise.
“The tentative agreement reached after more than a year and a half of negotiations provides Allegiant Flight Attendants with essential raises and quality-of-life benefits that extend to members across the country,” said TWU International Executive Vice President Alex Garcia in a press release.
Member voting on the tentative agreement will end April 15, according to union representatives.
Along with pay raises, the tentative agreement requires improvements to pay credits based on the amount of time a flight attendant spends on duty as well as an improved 401K match, health insurance benefits and “other quality-of-life improvements.” Flight attendants would also get 3% yearly pay increases through the contract’s duration while members would receive a combined $10 million lump sum bonus upon ratification.
The average lump sum bonus per flight attendant would be a little over $6,000 should the contract be ratified, the union said in their press release.
Negotiations began in August 2022; this will be TWU Local 577’s second-ever contract if officially ratified, the union said in a press release.
The current contract between the union and Allegiant became amendable in December of 2022, and a previous tentative agreement drafted in June 2023 was voted down in July.
That proposed contract was shot down because members disagreed with the wage increases and raised concerns about issues like being paid for more time on duty as well as the lack of a signing bonus, union representatives said.
Union President Christa Gifford praised the negotiating team for the new tentative contract, “which reflects the improved quality of life, benefits, and compensation that Allegiant Flight Attendants deserve.”
