Workers at PURE Casino Lethbridge have voted to join AUPE. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

PURE Casino Lethbridge workers unionizing

Jun 5, 2025 | 2:32 PM

Casino workers in Lethbridge are betting on themselves.

A total of 155 PURE Canadian Gaming employees in the city have voted to be represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE).

The exact voting numbers have not been disclosed, but AUPE said the staff “overwhelmingly” approved unionization.

AUPE Vice-President Curtis Jackson says the casino workers now stand alongside more than 100,000 public and private sector workers who are fighting for fair wages and better working conditions.

“The staff at PURE Casino Lethbridge know that there is power in a union,” says Jackson. “We are ready to leverage that power to get the wages and working conditions they deserve.”

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He adds that employers and government policies in Alberta have been moving in the wrong direction, and the strong support for unionizing from PURE Casino Lethbridge is proof of that.

“With determination and support from our fellow workers, we can stand up to our employers and demand the collective agreements we deserve,” Jackson says.

A date to begin the collective bargaining process between PURE Casino and the new AUPE Local 118 Chapter 028 members will be decided soon.

LNN has reached out to PURE Casino for comments.

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