P&O Ferries crew 'felt intimidated' by security and 'were treated like criminals' when they lost jobs
After 24 hours in a state of disbelief, more sacked P&O workers are starting to talk about what happened on Thursday.
On Friday it added: "The teams escorting the seafarers off our vessels were totally professional in handling this difficult task with all appropriate sensitivity." He added there were "lots of valid questions about existing contracts" the government has with the company after it fired 800 workers "There was security staff on the vessel who were obnoxious and rude and treated us really like criminals to be honest. The sort you'd see in a borstal, probably. It wasn't pleasant."
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