THOMAS Cook staff last night condemned their "greedy" bosses for raking in millions - as hundreds of employees turn to food banks while waiting for thousands in missing wages.Many workers are owed up to SEVEN weeks pay from the collapsed firmCredit: Georgios Makkas/Panos PicturesBosses face being hauled in front of MPs to explain why they took out £47million - including £29m in bonuses - as profits plummeted.
Yesterday more than 400 cabin crew gathered at Manchester Airport for a meeting with union officials - but were told they wouldn't be paid on Monday.Cabin manager Mike Kilburn, 47, blasted: "It's sickening they were taking that amount out of the firm – in my mind they are crooks." Unite's Mike Gaskell added: "We've seen film star wages being taken out of a business for what ultimately was failure. People have a right to be angry."The closure left 21,000 staff without jobs and 150,000 customers stranded abroad.
More than 100 former staff at the travel company have backed legal action in a bid to recover their lost wages.Peter Frankhauser, 58, pocketed an an annual salary of up to £725,000 during his tenure as CEO. With his bonuses of £4.6million, he took more than £8.4milion out of the failed company, according to the Daily Mail.
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