So I can't back it up with facts, but I heard there was at least one resume in the pool that came from a UAL pilot wanting to go ahead and bail out and was looking at Allegiant for a future job.
FWIW...
P.S. How long did it take that little airline from Dallas that everyone hated to become "industry leading"? Hmmm, they aren't ALPA either...
You wouldn't have to back it up with facts. It wouldn't surprise me at all. We're furloughing, and I'm sure a job at Allegiant is a job of last resort for him until the industry shakes out. I doubt any legacy guy with recall rights is going to stay at Allegiant if he doesn't have to. No offense, but Allegiant isn't exactly a career airline to most qualified pilots unless the economy is in the crapper or they can't get hired anywhere else.
Also FWIW, the SWA pilot group never really fought for an industry leading contract and never had one through their own efforts. They are there by default and still remain there only because of some smart hedging. In fact, if you remember correctly, most pilots used SWA as a stepping stone to other carriers because their pay was significantly lower and SWA had a poor retirement package and poor work rules. All of the legacies have ex-SWA pilots in their ranks who willingly left for better deals at other airlines.
So if your argument is that's it's OK for Allegiant to underpay their pilots because of, "look at SWA!," I would argue that if Allegiant pilot rates become "industry leading" the same way SWA's did, this profession would definitely not be worth it anymore. But the upside for this forum would be that I wouldn't be here trying to do my very small part to defend the profession. I'd be on another professional forum complaining about whoever was undercutting me in my new career!