Workers' Inquiry

Jun 23, 2026 — Direct action gets the goods. In this episode we discuss Matthew's experience of working and organising as a teaching assistant, including how they waged a campaign of on-the-job action to resist work intensification and management surveillance. This...

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May 26, 2026 — New from the NFB vault: guest editors Rehana Zaman, Jenny Warren and Allan Struthers join Dante to discuss issue 24 on class struggle in arts and culture. This interview was recorded in late 2025. Read the whole issue here Subscribe to NFB if you...

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May 15, 2026 — The podcast returns with an election special on workers' inquiry, fascism, and poultry farms. Lotte's book: An Economy of Starlings The Future In Our Past - out now on Verso Interview about the book with Sam Kelly on Red Medicine Read Notes from...

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Feb 20, 2026 — How do you build a militant rank and file movement of thousands of young workers in a sector everyone says is impossible to organise? Nick Troy joins us to talk strikes, hospitality, service work, and the experiences of the Unite Hospitality branch in...

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Jan 16, 2026 — First off - sorry for the delay! As always, we blame the bosses. Second, enjoy this interview about organising in the care sector during the pandemic. Connor, our guest from episode one of Workers' Inquiry, returns to interview Allison and Steve about...

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Nov 18, 2025 — Massive games studio Rockstar just victimised 30+ workers. We jumped on a call with Austin Kelmore, a games worker and IWGB organiser, to get an update on the state of organising in the industry and the birth of his union branch. Read Austin's article...

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Oct 27, 2025 — We're talking about the art and culture sector, workers' inquiry, and how to build rank and file organisation in a sector characterised by low union membership and small workplaces.Steff Huì Cí Ling is a cultural worker and labour researcher based in...

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Oct 09, 2025 — Today we launch season 2 with an update from the French movement that has toppled two prime ministers and thrown the French political system into crisis. Louise Héritier, a Paris-based actor and culture worker, joined us to discuss 'Cultures en Lutte'...

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Jun 13, 2025 — Thank you for listening to season one! Fill in the listener survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKx08AQOv7v2FGGunciktCVwmpFH4eMq07BrWNcO2RZ5P9hg/viewform?usp=dialog You can find the bulletins from the 2024 delivery strike here:...

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May 14, 2025 — You can read Thomas' article in issue 23 here. Read Notes from Below⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the Podcast⁠⁠ Say hello ⁠⁠editors@notesfrombelow.org⁠⁠ Class composition is produced by the Notes From Below collective Tom Greenwood is our designer Isabel Sanchez...

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