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Tue 06 Jun 2009Thomas Cook talks with unions postponed

TALKS SCHEDULED to begin today in Dublin between the travel company Thomas Cook and its Irish staff have been postponed as management consider union proposals aimed at saving its Irish operation.

Jobs at the company are under threat because of a planned restructuring of its business. The company has been operating here for 125 years, making it the oldest travel agency in the State.