Unifor Local 1090 members at Ajax Casino and Pickering Casino Resort began strike action at 12:01 a.m. July 31, 2026, after negotiations with the employer failed to produce a fair contract for nearly 900 gaming workers.
The members at these two properties are seeking a wage increase that recognises their expertise and contribution to the company’s success.
Unifor Local 1090 represents a wall-to-wall bargaining unit at both properties, including workers on the gaming floor and in cash cages to food and beverage, housekeeping, and shipping and receiving personnel.
Join the Picket Line
We need your help. Members are operating around the clock pickets at both Ajax Casino and Pickering Casino Resort.
Show up anytime at 888 Durham Live Avenue, Pickering or 51 Alexander's Crossing, Ajax to support striking gaming workers or contact Marley Klus by at @email.
Who is Great “Canadian” Entertainment?
If you ask the workers, they’re not so great, and definitely not Canadian.
Great “Canadian” Entertainment is privately owned by the Malta-based international gaming company Apollo Entertainment.
Apollo Entertainment benefits from its Canadian presence greatly, offshoring profits from at least 7 online gaming platforms in Ontario.
Is this international ownership affecting how the formerly charity-based company now approaches Canadian clients, and workers?
Well, in Ontario, Apollo Entertainment was fined $100,000 in 2023 for failing to meet Ontario’s responsible gambling requirements.
