GLAE remains the largest and most prominent program of the Labor Heritage Foundation.
The festival now includes a variety of artistic and cultural endeavors, such as cartooning, painting, film, puppetry, street theater, and photography.
GLAE participants have included singer Pete Seeger, artist Ralph Fasanella, photographer Earl Dotter and poet Chris Llewellyn.
The Labor Heritage Foundation began presenting the Joe Hill Award in 1989.
The award, given during GLAE, honors individuals for a body of work in the field of labor culture.