Labor On The Move: Karen Newman to Direct 2013 Great Labor Arts Exchange

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The Labor Heritage Foundation has hired Karen Newman as project director of the 2013 Great Labor Arts Exchange. Newman attended her first Arts Exchange in 2008, volunteered her service on planning committees for the last four years and last year was the driving force behind the GLAE Film Festival. "Plans are underway for an eventful and exciting GLAE June 28-30 at the Maritime Institute near BWI,” says Newman. “Many long-time participants recall that GLAE was the birthplace of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 1000, the union for traveling musicians." With this year's GLAE celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Local 1000, "We are honored to announce that Tret Fure, president of Local 1000, will host a plenary session on the history and successes of the union since its conception at the Arts Exchange," says Newman, "and we hope her presence will inspire more of her members to attend. As added incentive, I am thrilled to announce this year's songwriting contest."