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.

$$38,938

Advocacy

$$60,501

Hotels and Events

$$136,564

Lawyers

$$12,324

Merchandise

$$75,466

Public Relations

$$17,622

Restaurants

$$53,303

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
Dowd, Bloch & Bennett Representational Activities 80604
Don Wiener Political Activities 54140
Southwest Airlines Representational Activities 35489
Harwood Marcus & Berk Chartered General Overhead 30762
Seiu Local 1 Political Action Fund Political Activities 28938
Marriott Chicago Midway Union Administration 18974
Sulaiman Law Group. Ltd Dba Atlas Consumer Law Union Administration 15477
Community Matters LLC General Overhead 13101
Art-flo General Overhead 12324
St Andrew’S Golf & Country Club Representational Activities 11353
Potbelly Sandwich Shop Representational Activities 11125
Icirr Contributions, Gifts And Grants 10000
Schuchat, Cook & Werner Representational Activities 9721
Hilton Chicago Ohare Representational Activities 9711
Meltwater News Us Inc General Overhead 8225
Homewood Suites Representational Activities 7729
Corner Bakery Representational Activities 6497
United Airlines Representational Activities 6434
Holiday Inn Express Representational Activities 6385
Hampton Inns Representational Activities 6349
Delta Airlines Representational Activities 6247
American Airlines Representational Activities 5133

Learn About The SEIU’s History

Poor Leadership

SEIU leadership has been accused of tolerating harassment and even retaliating against employees who speak out. Crime, corruption, and infighting have also plagued the top ranks of leadership at the SEIU.

Learn More

Mistreating Employees

The SEIU has been accused of treating its own employees worse than the corporations the union seeks to unionize. The SEIU’s employees have even made claims that the union employs union busting tactics.

Learn More

Failing Its Membership

The SEIU has been accused of doing little for its members, ignoring their needs for strike pay while milking them for dues and focusing very little on improving its members quality of life.

Learn More

Controversies

The SEIU has been involved in a number of controversies. These include incidents of harassment and violence, as well as assaults on rival unions, such as its hostile takeover of united healthcare.

Learn More

Get involved or donate today to expose the SEIU’s history of intimidation, crime and corruption.

Help Us