Send this page to someone via emailNearly 900 workers at Ajax Casino and Pickering Casino Resort are on strike after contract negotiations failed to produce a new collective agreement. “Our members at Ajax Casino and Pickering Casino Resort have made it clear they are prepared to walk the picket line to get a fair deal,” Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a media advisory. We’ve had people yelling at us, talking bad about our families,” said games dealer and Pickering Casino chairman Samuel Ho in an interview with Global News. In a statement to Global News, Great Canadian Entertainment said nearly 900 workers at Ajax Casino and Pickering Casino Resort are on strike after contract talks broke down, with the employer saying both properties remain open. The company said both Pickering Casino Resort and Ajax Casino will remain open during the labour disruption, although some amenities may be affected.