"stɹˈaɪkbɹeɪkɚ" hæd ɪts dʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks wɛn ˈæzᵻmˌɑːf, hˌuː ðˈɛn lˈɪvd ɪn bˈɔstən, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, wʌz plˈænɪŋ ɐ tɹˈɪp tə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi.
"Strikebreaker" had its genesis in June 1956 when Asimov, who then lived in Boston, Massachusetts, was planning a trip to New York City.