ðə θɹˈɛʔn̩d stɹˈaɪk dɪdnˌɑːt hˈæpən, ænd ˈæzᵻmˌɑːf wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə mˌeɪk ðə tɹˈɪp, bˌʌt ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ɪnspˈaɪɚd hˌɪm tə ɹˈaɪt ɐ stˈoːɹi ɐbˌaʊt ɐ stɹˈaɪk baɪ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl mˈæn ðæt wʊd ʃˈʌt dˌaʊn ɐn ɛntˈaɪɚ wˈɜːld.
The threatened strike did not happen, and Asimov was able to make the trip, but the situation inspired him to write a story about a strike by a single man that would shut down an entire world.