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Allegiant Airlines pilots picketed at Des Moines International Airport over pay and working conditions.

Pilots, represented by the Teamsters union, have voted to authorize a strike if a new contract agreement is not reached.

A potential strike would not affect holiday travel due to a federally mandated 30-day "cooling-off" period.

As Allegiant Airlines tacks on two more direct flights out of Des Moines , pilots with the airline say they are already underpaid and overworked.

For the second year in a row, roughly 30 Allegiant pilots stood in a picket line outside Des Moines International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to publicize their grievances with the airline.

Some joined by their families, the pilots were among more than 1,400 Allegiant pilots at 22 airports a

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