LHF's GREAT LABOR ARTS EXCHANGE
is returning to Labor Notes!
June 12-14, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, IL
9300 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL 60018
The 2026 Labor Notes Conference program is now online
The Great Labor Arts Exchange is an annual arts festival which celebrates the labor history of the United States and preserves, advances and promotes the culture of the American labor movement.
GLAE activities kick off Thursday night, June 11, with a Pub Quiz at 5 p.m., a screening of Who Moves America at 7 p.m., and a Labor Song Swap and Jam at 9 p.m.
Attendees are encouraged to bring instruments, songbooks, poems, and other creative work to share throughout the weekend.
The conference also includes labor arts workshops such as Punch Needle Embroidery with Tabitha Arnold and Make a Scabby Mask To Spice Up Your Picket Line, both requiring advance registration due to limited space (registrants check your email for details).
Labor arts are “part of how we come together, how we find our unity, how we remind ourselves of our values, how we sustain ourselves through the hard times.”
– Al Bradbury, Labor Notes editor
Labor arts, including music…poetry…film/video…theater…art…history…spoken word…and more!
A limited number of scholarships (covering registration fees ONLY) are available: CLICK HERE to apply for a LHF GLAE John Handcox scholarship.
Planning to attend with a child? Labor Notes is offering free childcare (though donations are welcome: https://labornotes.org/donate) for children over one year old. Contact Labor Notes at childcare@labornotes.orgfor more information.