Notable Spending by SEIU Local 503

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.

$208,476

Advocacy

$85,617

Hotels and Events

$24,350

Lawyers

$73,097

Merchandise

$34,190

Public Relations

$40,251

Restaurants

$20,666

Travel

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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.


Winning Mark	Political Activities	$781,907
Our Oregon	Political Activities	$290,000
Kaspo	Representational Activities	$212,485
Hold Politicians Accountable	Political Activities	$200,000
Grand Hotel Salem	Representational Activities	$122,179
Morel Ink	Representational Activities	$115,550
Hustle, Inc.	General Overhead	$89,357
Kaspo	General Overhead	$88,582
Family Forward Action	Political Activities	$75,000
Embassy Suites Hotel	General Overhead	$74,842
Morel Ink	Political Activities	$55,649
Grubhub	Representational Activities	$55,308
Mahonia Public Affairs	Political Activities	$55,000
Little Lois Cafe	Representational Activities	$52,058
Altshuler Berzon Llp	General Overhead	$45,631
Labor Comm Service Agency	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$42,938
Usa Bus Charter	Representational Activities	$38,925
Alaskan Airlines	Representational Activities	$37,708
Holiday Inn	Representational Activities	$35,869
Bennett, Hartman , Morris & Kaplan Llp	Representational Activities	$35,849
Double Tree	Political Activities	$35,372
Telephone Town Hall Meeting Inc	Representational Activities	$35,366
Best Western	Union Administration	$34,142
Tedesco Law Group	Representational Activities	$33,637
P.C.un	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$33,000
Salem Convention Center	Representational Activities	$32,753
Salem Convention Center	General Overhead	$29,263
Enterprise	Representational Activities	$29,094
Best Western	Representational Activities	$26,798
Grand Hotel In Salem	General Overhead	$25,111
Northwest Health Foundation	Political Activities	$25,000
Grubhub	General Overhead	$24,166
Ez Cater	Representational Activities	$23,561
Oxford Suites Pendleton	Union Administration	$23,358
Best Western	General Overhead	$22,707
Panera	Representational Activities	$21,301
Velocity Leadership Consulting	General Overhead	$20,970
Oldham Law Office	Representational Activities	$20,199
Graduate Eugene	Union Administration	$20,078
Airbnb	Representational Activities	$19,678
Doubletree Hotels	Representational Activities	$19,188
Panera	General Overhead	$18,901
Pearl Catering	Union Administration	$18,844
Morel Ink	General Overhead	$18,283
Abbys Legendary Pizza	Representational Activities	$18,047
Hilton Hotels	Representational Activities	$16,136
Little Lois	Political Activities	$16,096
Apano	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$16,000
Timothy Landis P.C.	General Overhead	$15,940
Communities Of Color For A Just Oregon	Political Activities	$15,000
Movement Communication LLC	Political Activities	$15,000
New Progressive	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$15,000
Unite Oregon	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$15,000
Dlh Screen Printing LLC	General Overhead	$14,940
Kroger	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$13,677
Hilton	General Overhead	$12,976
Mckanna Bishop Joffee Llp	Representational Activities	$12,669
Kaspo	Political Activities	$10,879
Building Power For Communities Of Color	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$10,000
East County Rising Pac	Political Activities	$10,000
Breakthrough Campaigns	Political Activities	$10,000
Oregonians United To End Slavery	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$10,000
United Airlines	Representational Activities	$9,566
Albertsons And Safeway Account	General Overhead	$9,151
Grubhub Holding Inc	Political Activities	$9,068
Ingallina’S Box Lunch , Inc	Representational Activities	$8,956
Marriott	Representational Activities	$8,754
Hilton Hotels	Union Administration	$8,718
Southwest Airlines	Representational Activities	$8,394
Double Tree By Hilton	General Overhead	$8,266
Alshuler Berzon Llp	Representational Activities	$7,205
Enterprise	Political Activities	$7,190
Wentz Jackson Consulting	Representational Activities	$7,105
Quality Logo Products	Representational Activities	$7,057
Jereme Grybowski	Representational Activities	$6,813
Harrahs Hotel	Representational Activities	$6,593
Virgin Hotel	Representational Activities	$6,524
Giftly	General Overhead	$6,434
Grand Hotel In Salem	Political Activities	$6,390
A Covered Affair	Representational Activities	$6,317
Cindy Louis Bbq	Representational Activities	$6,288
Alaska Airlines	Union Administration	$6,181
Cashstar Inc	General Overhead	$6,113
Sonesta Atlanta	Political Activities	$6,026
Basic Rights Oregon	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$6,000
The Urban League Of Portland	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$6,000
Mandalay Resort	Representational Activities	$5,990
Delta Airline	Political Activities	$5,979
Hotel Eastlund	Union Administration	$5,885
Delta	Representational Activities	$5,640
Design Action Collective	General Overhead	$5,550
Hotel Maya	Representational Activities	$5,410
Xo Agency LLC	General Overhead	$5,320
James A Lundberg	Union Administration	$5,156
Jereme Grzybowski	Political Activities	$5,079
Edgefield	Representational Activities	$5,004
Salishan Coastal Lodge	General Overhead	$5,000
Nw Workers Justice Project	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	$5,000

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