Three months after picketing outside of Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport, the union representing Allegiant Air flight attendants has reached a tentative contract agreement with the low-cost carrier.
The Las Vegas-based airline announced Tuesday the first collective bargaining agreement with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) remains subject to ratification by Allegiant flight attendants.
Voting results are expected prior to the end of the year.
"We're very pleased to have come to an agreement with the TWU and our flight attendants, a great achievement for everyone who dedicated many hours at the negotiating table," Allegiant's chairman and CEO, Maury Gallagher said in a statement accompanying this week's announcement. "This agreement will begin an exciting new chapter of growth for our in-flight team and for the company as a whole."
The airline's vice president of in-flight services, Tracy Tulle, thanked Allegiant's 1,150 flight attendants for their "patience throughout the negotiation process."
Allegiant's flight attendants have been seeking an initial collective bargaining agreement since 2011. Last year, approximately three-quarters of the carrier's unionized flight attendants rejected a tentative contract.
The current tentative collective bargaining agreement was reached under the supervision of the National Mediation Board and would raise flight attendants' pay by up to 33 percent over five years, according to the Associated Press. The contract would also increase vacation and compensation for long delays.
This past summer, the airline's flight attendants complained of wages far below the industry average, a decade without pay raises and unpaid overtime resulting from broken down aircraft.
The airline's pilots ratified a new contract in 2016 after three years of negotiation.
In addition to flight attendants and pilots, Allegiant has been under intense scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over incidents involving aircraft safety.
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