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I flew to Detroit, arrived late in the afternoon, dragged myself home and went to sleep. I awoke to a jolting piece of news: the unions at my newspaper had gone on a strike. The place was shut down. There was picketers at the front entrance and marchers chanting up and down the street. As a member of the union, I had no choice: I was suddenly, and for the first time in my life, out of a job, out of a paycheck, and pitted against my employers.

jolt /dʒoʊlt/

to give someone a sudden shock or surprise

picketer /ˈpɪkɪtər/

someone who stands or marchs in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in during a strike

marcher /ˈmɑːrtʃər/ 

a member of a group of people that are walking somewhere in order to express their ideas or protest about something

pit against 

to fight against someone

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