A HUSBAND and wife who spent a combined 37 years working for Thomas Cook have blasted the company during a protest. Colin and Louise Griffiths both lost their jobs as cabin crew managers with the …
5The couple from Stoke-on-Trent received the news that they would lose their jobs through Facebook and WhatsApp just days after their four-year-old twins Peyton and Rocco and started school.for the “terrible decisions over the years” and also attacked the government for not doing more to rescue what had been the world’s oldest travel agency.“It’s theft. There’s no inquiry or inquest. No one’s looking for that person.
They said they now faced an uncertain financial future as they had used their savings to help Louise get back to full health after having a hernia operation. The protesters, some wearing their old uniforms urged ministers to “pay us now” after they were not paid on Monday.Former employees also held placards up that read “Bankers bailed out, Thomas Cook kicked out”.
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