Notable Spending by SEIU Local 500

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.

$$45,161

Advocacy

$$55,786

Lawyers

$$106,451

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
The Hatcher Group, Inc.	Political Activities	50775
Bredhoff And Kaiser, P.l.l.c.	General Overhead	19976
Abato, Rubenstein And Abato, P.a.	General Overhead	18010
Terrence J. Cavanagh	Political Activities	16250
Eric Scherzer	Representational Activities	15671
Moore Miller Inaugural Committee, Inc.	Political Activities	15000
Smithey Law Group LLC	General Overhead	14000
Strategic Oranizing Group, LLC	General Overhead	13525
Kw Strategies, LLC.	Representational Activities	12480
Bredhoff And Kaiser, P.l.l.c.	Representational Activities	9287
Khan, Smith And Collins, P.a.	General Overhead	8513
Seiu-cc, LLC	Political Activities	7911
Wes Moore For Maryland	Political Activities	6000

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