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.

$$420,845

Advocacy

$$559,301

Hotels and Events

$$6,872

Lawyers

$$141,705

Merchandise

$$44,074

Public Relations

$$107,803

Restaurants

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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
Pse Political Action Committee Political Activities 166633
Seiu Cope Political Activities 162212
Marriott Seattle Airport Political Activities 124792
Abracadabra Printing Inc Representational Activities 109819
Levy Premium Foodservice, Lp Union Administration 107803
Spokane Public Facilities Dist Union Administration 91023
The Davenport Grand Union Administration 80807
Conferencedirect LLC Union Administration 69928
Rebecca N Johnson Strategies, Inc. Political Activities 49000
Bavarian Lodge Representational Activities 40884
Royal Sonesta Washington Dc Dupont Circle Union Administration 40845
Federal Management Strategies, Inc. Political Activities 30500
Hustle, Inc. Representational Activities 30439
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Auburn Downtown Representational Activities 25873
Hilton Vancouver Representational Activities 24136
Leading Authorities Inc. Union Administration 22500
Abracadabra Printing Inc Union Administration 14212
Phone2action, Inc. Political Activities 12500
Doubletree By Hilton Olympia Political Activities 9145
Communication Solutions Group, Inc General Overhead 8200
Grays Harbor Stamp Works Representational Activities 7425
Ampd Entertainment LLC Dba Union Administration 7022
Altshuler Berzon Llp Union Administration 6872
Greater Tacoma Convention Center Union Administration 6099
Best Western Plus Mountain View Auburn Inn Representational Activities 5922
Relymedia Representational Activities 5435
Spark Wood Marketing And Event, Inc Representational Activities 5325
Abracadabra Printing Inc Political Activities 5168
Print Shop Services, LLC Representational Activities 5081
The Leadership Center Representational Activities 5000

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