Just to clrify, incase that was aimed at me :-)

My Quote
This country is already on its knees, and these strikes will only make matters worse.
End of quote


bring somebody/something to their knees
b) to have such a bad effect on an organization, activity etc that it cannot continue [= cripple]:


I was on about Wildcat Strikes not what the banks have done. Thats another matter. :-)