Notable Spending by SEIU Local 1498
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.
$$856,124
Advocacy
$$981,561
Hotels and Events
$$40,631
Lawyers
$$206,548
Merchandise
$$147,937
Public Relations
$$245,065
Restaurants
$$10,851
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pse Political Action Committee | Political Activities | 222050 | 2024 |
| Seiu Cope | Political Activities | 197229 | 2024 |
| Pse Political Action Committee | Political Activities | 166633 | 2023 |
| Seiu Cope | Political Activities | 162212 | 2023 |
| Hyatt Regency Bellevue | Union Administration | 141581 | 2024 |
| Levy Premium Foodservice, Lp | Union Administration | 137262 | 2024 |
| Marriott Seattle Airport | Political Activities | 124792 | 2023 |
| Abracadabra Printing Inc | Representational Activities | 109819 | 2023 |
| Levy Premium Foodservice, Lp | Union Administration | 107803 | 2023 |
| Spokane Public Facilities Dist | Union Administration | 91023 | 2023 |
| The Davenport Grand | Union Administration | 80807 | 2023 |
| Greater Tacoma Convention Center | Union Administration | 76819 | 2024 |
| Conferencedirect LLC | Union Administration | 69928 | 2023 |
| Conferencedirect LLC | Union Administration | 49675 | 2024 |
| Rebecca N Johnson Strategies, Inc. | Political Activities | 49000 | 2023 |
| Abracadabra Printing Inc | Representational Activities | 47171 | 2024 |
| Sherlock Productions | Union Administration | 44491 | 2024 |
| Rnj Strategies, Inc. | Political Activities | 42000 | 2024 |
| Bavarian Lodge | Representational Activities | 40884 | 2023 |
| Royal Sonesta Washington Dc Dupont Circle | Union Administration | 40845 | 2023 |
| Bavarian Lodge | Representational Activities | 35952 | 2024 |
| The Davenport Grand | Union Administration | 32393 | 2024 |
| Federal Management Strategies, Inc. | Political Activities | 30500 | 2023 |
| Hustle, Inc. | Representational Activities | 30439 | 2023 |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites Auburn Downtown | Representational Activities | 25940 | 2024 |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites Auburn Downtown | Representational Activities | 25873 | 2023 |
| Hilton Vancouver | Representational Activities | 24136 | 2023 |
| Leading Authorities Inc. | Union Administration | 22500 | 2023 |
| Yareton Hotel Investment Management LLC | Union Administration | 18969 | 2024 |
| Hustle, Inc. | Representational Activities | 17372 | 2024 |
| Federal Management Strategies, Inc. | Political Activities | 16000 | 2024 |
| Hilton Garden Inn Washington Dc-downtown | Union Administration | 14568 | 2024 |
| Abracadabra Printing Inc | Union Administration | 14212 | 2023 |
| Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. | Political Activities | 14106 | 2024 |
| Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel | Union Administration | 13618 | 2024 |
| Phone2action, Inc. | Political Activities | 12500 | 2023 |
| The Starline Collection | Union Administration | 10851 | 2024 |
| Doubletree By Hilton Olympia | Political Activities | 9145 | 2023 |
| Communication Solutions Group, Inc | General Overhead | 8200 | 2023 |
| Grays Harbor Stamp Works | Representational Activities | 7425 | 2023 |
| Arbitration Services Inc. | Representational Activities | 7200 | 2024 |
| Ampd Entertainment LLC Dba | Union Administration | 7022 | 2023 |
| Katrina I Boedecker | Representational Activities | 7018 | 2024 |
| Altshuler Berzon Llp | Union Administration | 6872 | 2023 |
| Doubletree By Hilton Olympia | Political Activities | 6834 | 2024 |
| Abracadabra Printing Inc | Union Administration | 6703 | 2024 |
| Greater Tacoma Convention Center | Union Administration | 6099 | 2023 |
| Best Western Plus Mountain View Auburn Inn | Representational Activities | 5922 | 2023 |
| Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites – Sumner | Representational Activities | 5911 | 2024 |
| Grays Harbor Stamp Works | Representational Activities | 5883 | 2024 |
| Relymedia | Representational Activities | 5435 | 2023 |
| Charlene Macmillan | Representational Activities | 5435 | 2024 |
| Spark Wood Marketing And Event, Inc | Representational Activities | 5325 | 2023 |
| Abracadabra Printing Inc | Political Activities | 5168 | 2023 |
| Print Shop Services, LLC | Representational Activities | 5086 | 2024 |
| Print Shop Services, LLC | Representational Activities | 5081 | 2023 |
| The Leadership Center | Representational Activities | 5000 | 2023 |
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