harry fawcett, al jazeera, felixstowe.: nationwide strikes have brought parts of britain's rail network to a standstill and caused days of disruptions. only one in five trains were running on thursday and saturday. london's underground transport has been hit by four 24-hour walkouts this year. that's had a knock-on effect on other services where there weren't any strikes, including the eurostar. criminal lawyers and rubbish collectors also stopped working. it's not just the public sector. private companies are also being affected. staff at telecoms giant bt stopped work for four days at the end of july for the first time in 35 years. amazon warehouse staff have also staged walkouts. and some proposed strikes have been halted after pay deals were agreed. these include some by british airways ground staff and plane refuellers at london's heathrow airport. but other workers are holding firm. postal staff plan action later this month, and teachers and health workers have hinted at possible walkouts if they don't get pay deals