Greece orders electricity workers back to their jobs


  • World
  • Saturday, 05 Jul 2014

Employees of the Power Public Corporation (PPC) hold a banner depicting the company's logo during a rally in Athens July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece ordered electricity workers back to their jobs on Saturday, threatening them with arrest if they continue with strikes that have caused power cuts across the country in the middle of its tourism season.

The move came after workers at Public Power Corp (PPC), Greece's biggest power producer, defied a court ruling issued late on Friday deeming their strike action illegal.

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