Notable Spending by SEIU Local 221

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.

$$134,590

Advocacy

$$74,236

Lawyers

$$39,780

Merchandise

$$63,178

Public Relations

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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
Seiu Local 221 Pef – Candidate Pac	Political Activities	99240
Weinberg, Roger, & Rosenfeld	General Overhead	74236
Futura Color	General Overhead	39780
Paradigm Time LLC	General Overhead	35178
Amplify Campaigns	General Overhead	28000
Point Loma Nazarene University	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	6350
Bapacsd Foundation	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	5000
Pilipino Workers Center Of Southern California	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	5000
Progressive Labor Alliance Pac	Political Activities	5000
Naacp	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	5000
Ncnw	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	5000
Phn Pac	Political Activities	4000

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