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

An IWGB foster care workers branch protest in Glasgow, with members holding a banner reading "Fairness 4 Foster Carers"

The Silent Profession: Foster Carers Who Hold It All Together
by Sue Lloyd / Nov. 17, 2025

A photo of green hills and rural houses in Cumbria, England.

In The Country and the City: Unionising Rural Care Workers
by Rebekah, Jack, Danii / Nov. 17, 2025

Care and Support Workers Organise members in the North West carrying their banner on a demonstration.

Moving Beyond the Terror: Care and Support Workers Organise
by Alison Treacher, Steve North / Nov. 17, 2025

A picture of a sign outside a building reading: "PAWA Drop in 12-3"

Caring on a Visa
by Amandla, Tambudzai Moyo, Dorcas Uyi, Emily / Nov. 17, 2025

A photo of a protest by domestic workers in Canada in the 1980s. They hold placards saying "landed status now!"

Editorial: Left in Our Care
by Notes from Below / Nov. 17, 2025

Disabled people fightback banner, in traditional trade union banner style.

We’re Not Waiting to Be Saved: Access and Exclusion at the New Frontier of Austerity
by Rana Aria, David Isaac / Nov. 17, 2025

A Enable worker holds a Unison placard on a picket line reading "We want bread and roses too"

Enable Scotland: Leading the Way
by Thomas Baylis / Nov. 17, 2025

A striking Silverline care worker holds a placard that reads "Silverline your own pockets"

How to Run a Strike in Private Care
by Tamara Beattie / Nov. 17, 2025

One of the main buildings at SOAS campus

Authoritarianism, Neoliberalism, and the Academic Labour Regime: Why Our Grassroots Organising Lost
by Basit Weber / Sept. 9, 2025


View older

Browse by sector

Agriculture
Arts and Culture
Call Centres
Charity Sector
Construction
Coronavirus
Education
Energy
Healthcare
Hospitality
Housing
International
Legal Workers
Logistics
Manufacturing
Mining
Outsourced Workers
Palestine
Platform Capitalism
Sex Work
Social Care
Supermarkets
Tech Industry
Tourism
Transport
Videogames
Water
worker centres