Notable Spending by SEIU Local 1
Spending data was collected from available Service Employees International Union LM filings with the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS). Spending of interest was categorized in one of seven buckets, which are detailed below. For a full accounting of how the union is spending members’ dues money, you can find individual financial filings with the federal government here.
Categorized Spending
Union spending in select categories for 2023–2024.
$$178,906
Advocacy
$$109,767
Hotels and Events
$$225,556
Lawyers
$$234,771
Merchandise
$$247,898
Public Relations
$$30,963
Restaurants
$$146,156
Travel
Search Union Spending
All categorized spending is listed below. You can search for specific line items, or sort by highest to lowest spending. The descriptions for each line item are the union’s, not ours. Spending on hotels, consultants and much more is often not captured by the union’s description.
| Vendor | Description | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate Data Inc | General Overhead | 91208 | 2024 |
| Sommers & Fahrenbach | General Overhead | 88188 | 2024 |
| Dowd, Bloch & Bennett | Representational Activities | 80604 | 2023 |
| Geralyn M Sullivan | General Overhead | 75731 | 2024 |
| Don Wiener | Political Activities | 60850 | 2024 |
| Don Wiener | Political Activities | 54140 | 2023 |
| Dowd, Bloch & Bennett | Representational Activities | 51858 | 2024 |
| Sommers & Fahrenbach | General Overhead | 46468 | 2023 |
| Art-flo | General Overhead | 42995 | 2024 |
| Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown | Union Administration | 40933 | 2024 |
| Southwest Airlines | Representational Activities | 39128 | 2024 |
| Membership Cards Only, LLC | General Overhead | 35846 | 2024 |
| Southwest Airlines | Representational Activities | 35489 | 2023 |
| Harwood Marcus & Berk Chartered | General Overhead | 30762 | 2023 |
| Seiu Local 1 Political Action Fund | Political Activities | 28938 | 2023 |
| Budget | Representational Activities | 25748 | 2024 |
| United For Justice | Contributions, Gifts And Grants | 23000 | 2024 |
| Development Now | Contributions, Gifts And Grants | 20000 | 2024 |
| Marriott Chicago Midway | Union Administration | 18974 | 2023 |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Llp | General Overhead | 17703 | 2024 |
| 66degrees LLC | General Overhead | 17580 | 2024 |
| Sulaiman Law Group. Ltd Dba Atlas Consumer Law | Union Administration | 15477 | 2023 |
| Harwood Marcus & Berk Chartered | General Overhead | 13970 | 2024 |
| Community Matters LLC | General Overhead | 13101 | 2023 |
| Art-flo | General Overhead | 12324 | 2023 |
| American Airlines | Representational Activities | 11442 | 2024 |
| St Andrew’S Golf & Country Club | Representational Activities | 11353 | 2023 |
| United Airlines | Representational Activities | 11230 | 2024 |
| Potbelly Sandwich Shop | Representational Activities | 11125 | 2023 |
| Community Matters LLC | General Overhead | 10046 | 2024 |
| Icirr | Contributions, Gifts And Grants | 10000 | 2023 |
| Schuchat, Cook & Werner | Representational Activities | 9721 | 2023 |
| Hilton Chicago Ohare | Representational Activities | 9711 | 2023 |
| Jansco Inc Promotional Products | Political Activities | 8950 | 2024 |
| Hilton Garden Inn Chicago | Representational Activities | 8333 | 2024 |
| Meltwater News Us Inc | General Overhead | 8225 | 2024 |
| Meltwater News Us Inc | General Overhead | 8225 | 2023 |
| Corner Bakery | Representational Activities | 7987 | 2024 |
| Homewood Suites | Representational Activities | 7729 | 2023 |
| Corner Bakery | Representational Activities | 6497 | 2023 |
| United Airlines | Representational Activities | 6434 | 2023 |
| Holiday Inn Express | Representational Activities | 6385 | 2023 |
| Hampton Inns | Representational Activities | 6349 | 2023 |
| Delta Airlines | Representational Activities | 6247 | 2023 |
| Illinois Green Alliance | General Overhead | 5760 | 2024 |
| Bloomberg Industry Group | Representational Activities | 5461 | 2024 |
| Burrito Beach | Representational Activities | 5354 | 2024 |
| Allied Van Lines Inc | Representational Activities | 5305 | 2024 |
| American Airlines | Representational Activities | 5133 | 2023 |
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