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

Demonstrators take part in a march for the right to housing in central Madrid, Spain, on September 26, 2026. Banners are held under an early evening sky.

The General Strike in Spain - A View from Britain
by Mara / Nov. 9, 2026

At nighttime, posters painted onto a metal fence beneath a palm tree read “Blocchiamo la Sicilia, contro guerra e carovita” (“Let’s stop Sicily, against war and high living costs”)

The Revolt in the Mezzogiorno
by Members of Centro Sociale ExKarcere Palermo / Oct. 29, 2026

Picture of a panel at Labor Notes

Keep going
by Eleanor Davies / Oct. 16, 2026

Umbrella-covered onlookers gather in the rain before a Port of Liverpool billboard claiming 29 million tonnes of cargo was handled last year, in monochrome.

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Revisiting the Liverpool Dockers’ Dispute
by Roberto Mozzachiodi / Oct. 12, 2026

The image shows an elderly lady standing up and dancing, being watched by a row of elderly women sitting down. There is a younger man reaching out to her and smiling.

I Came to Care, But I Was Broken By the System
by Margaret Kimani / Aug. 20, 2026

A picture of the old and new St Paul's Way School

Times change, but the tendency to attack the St Paul's Way workforce remains
by Former SPW NUT Committee / Aug. 12, 2026

A bus driver picket line

Too Hot to Drive, Just Right To Fight
by An anonymous bus driver / July 15, 2026

Image of a placard saying "wages down 20%, anger up 100%"

Introduction to Workers Make History
by Notes from Below, Henry Fowler, Robert Poole / July 13, 2026

Picture of striking workers

Interview with Strike Map
by Notes from Below, Henry Fowler, Robert Poole / July 13, 2026


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