Inquiry


This section presents original research into class composition (in its technical, social and political formations). These inquiries will take many different forms, but all are intended as tools to aid the development of workplace and community struggles.


For more details, see What is workers' inquiry?



Latest inquiry

A photograph of Gallo on a motorbike.

Workers’ Inquiry in a Digital World of Labour
by Paulo Galo, Mateus Mendonça / June 10, 2026

A picture of a Coit Tower mural, depicting a woman and two men working in a factory, wearing white uniforms.

How to Start a Workers’ Inquiry
by Notes from Below / June 10, 2026

A photograph of Great Yarmouth from above, showing the beachfront.

Yarmouth Workers’ Project: A Territorial Inquiry
by Lotte, Dan / June 10, 2026

A selection of art worker publications and bulletins spread over a black tablecloth

Report from Art Workers Symposium, Berlin, 11 - 12th April 2026
by Allan Struthers / May 22, 2026

Manchester workers rally for increased funding in mental health services, holding trade union signs and flags in support of their cause.

Understaffed? There’s a strike for that
by Claire Miller / March 29, 2026

Street view of a residential area with school buildings, parked cars, and a tall tower in the background.

Day in the Life Working in the Factory School
by Eleanor Davies / March 13, 2026

A vibrant pink and yellow protest sign on grass reads, "Support Our Strike" with a checkmark logo and "A New Deal for FE" above the UCU union logo.

Fighting for our class: Working and Organising in Further Education
by A former FE worker / March 13, 2026

"The Schoolmaster" woodprint by Adriaen van Ostade. The print shows a teacher in a broad-brimmed hat leans over a table, guiding three children with a book.

Situating the Work of Education
by Jack, Alex / March 13, 2026

A screenshot from the film Diario di un maestro shows a young boy writes on a large handwritten list pinned to a wall. The list shows names and information in a table format.

Editorial: ‘But they struck in sympathy’
by Notes from Below / March 13, 2026


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