Lessons from Workers' Inquiry: A Sociotechnical Approach to Audits of Algorithmic Management Systems

How can we support audits of algorithms in the workplace? Throughout U.S. labor history, unions have led investigations into management technologies to advocate for and win systematic change in the workplace. This piece draws lessons from the historical practices of worker inquiry to identify the socio-technical infrastructures needed to translate audit findings into impactful change in the workplace.