Workers' Inquiry

Notes From Below
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Workers' Inquiry is a podcast about work, struggle and revolution by Notes from Below. Each episode interviews a different worker to understand their experiences of work and the lessons they've learned for building a militant rank-and-file labour movement.

  1. Jun 23

    Classroom Struggle: Working in a South London School

    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 episode was recorded on the fly, so please enjoy the background ambience of a pub garden in South London. We'll be back to the usual studio setup soon. Read Matthew's article, A Lesson in Class Struggle: Working in a South London School The Whitehall Worker (civil service bulletin) The Handover (St George's Hospital bulletin) Read Notes from Below⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Subscribe to NFB and get a copy of every print issue ⁠ Say hello ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠editors@notesfrombelow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  2. May 26

    Gallery Wars - Class Struggle in the Culture Industry

    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 haven't already

  3. May 15

    Fascists by the Seaside: Workers' Inquiry in Yarmouth

    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 Below⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to NFB and get a copy of every print issue Say hello ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠editors@notesfrombelow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  4. Feb 20

    Strike First Strategy: Organising in Glasgow's hospitality sector

    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 Glasgow. Read the full interview here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/afters-building-hospitality-workers-movement-glasg ⁠Read Notes from Below⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Say hello ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠editors@notesfrombelow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  5. Jan 16

    Ep 17: Moving beyond the terror (Care and Support Workers Organise)

    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 their experiences. Read the full interview here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/moving-beyond-the-terror-care-and-support-workers Read Notes from Below⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Say hello ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠editors@notesfrombelow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  6. 11/18/2025

    Ep 16: Why is GTA6 delayed? Class struggle

    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 from Issue 24 of NFB here. IWGB Game Workers: https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/ Support the victimised Rockstar worker fundraiser: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-rockstar-workers-fighting-unfair-dismissals/ Read Notes from Below⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Say hello ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠editors@notesfrombelow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  7. 10/27/2025

    Ep 15: Art Worker Power

    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 Vancouver who wrote for issue 24 of NFB. You can read the full article here: https://www.notesfrombelow.org/article/the-only-polemic-left-in-the-art-world-is-worker-p Come hang out with us at Pelican house on Fri Nov 7, from 7pm: https://luma.com/z9fzqwwi ⁠ Read Notes from Below⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Say hello ⁠⁠⁠⁠editors@notesfrombelow.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

  8. 10/09/2025

    Ep 14: Bloquons Tout [Block Everything]

    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' , a rank-and-file anti-austerity campaign of culture workers. You can read the full article here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/cultures-en-lutte Read Notes from Below⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast⁠⁠⁠ Say hello ⁠⁠⁠editors@notesfrombelow.org⁠⁠⁠

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Workers' Inquiry is a podcast about work, struggle and revolution by Notes from Below. Each episode interviews a different worker to understand their experiences of work and the lessons they've learned for building a militant rank-and-file labour movement.

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  • Creator
    Notes From Below
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Notes From Below
  • Show Website
    Workers' Inquiry

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