The strike soon spread to other parts of India.

Now the strike has spread to boatmen, and no local people will take visitors out on the lake.

If the Government goes ahead with the elections, they say, the strikes and protests will spread.

By December, the strike had spread to the whole area with 2,000 men involved.

As the strike spread it gained the attention of the Chartist movement.

The strike may spread across Germany as workers in other states begin voting on whether to join the protest.

It remains unclear how the Government will react if the strikes spread.

The strike did not spread, however, and there were signs that the Government's may avoid a major crisis.

The next day, the strike would spread to the other companies in the city.

Since the arrests, the strike has spread to private hospitals and clinics.