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

Workers holding a banner saying "Louvre en greve" outside of the Louvre in Paris.

Mere Shells: Fighting Outsourcing in France’s Museums
by Valentin J., Ethel L. / Aug. 22, 2025

Palestine solidarity protest outside the British museum. A banner reads: "30,000 dead, 200 cultural sites destroyed"

Organising Workers for Palestine in Culture
by Allan Struthers / Aug. 22, 2025

Photo of a theatre stage.

Comedy of Errors: Work and Organising in a Theatre
by Jez / Aug. 22, 2025

Photo of gameworkers carrying a purple and pink IWGB Games Workers union banner on a protest.

Video Game Worker Unions and Revolution
by Austin Kelmore / Aug. 22, 2025

Cover of "Grievances" magazine. One side has a graphic that says "The real stakes are here, in these struggles, not at a biennale."

The only polemic left in the art world is worker power
by Steff Huì Cí Ling / Aug. 22, 2025

Arts and Culture Workers block on a London Palestine solidarity march. BECTU-Prospect flags can be seen being held, and a large Palestine solidarity banner is held by the group.

BECTU-Prospect’s Organised Rank-and-File: Building the Base
by Comrades in BECTU-Prospect / Aug. 22, 2025

A large protest crowd gathered outside the Louvre, holding a pink banner that says "Cultures En Lutte"

Cultures En Lutte
by Louise Héritier / Aug. 22, 2025

Fighting Against Redundancies at the Tate
by Cristina Petrella / Aug. 22, 2025

Schooling & Culture journals along with other journals and pieces of paper sprawled across a light wooden table.

Quit That Job: An Artworker’s Perspective
by Louise Shelley / Aug. 22, 2025


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