Notable Spending by SEIU Local 509
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.
$$176,226
Advocacy
$$217,421
Hotels and Events
$$1,049,958
Lawyers
$$128,441
Merchandise
$$377,202
Public Relations
$$29,372
Restaurants
$$12,500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyle, Rome & Ehrenberg P.C. | Representational Activities | 501718 | 2024 |
| Pyle, Rome & Ehrenberg P.C. | Representational Activities | 477300 | 2023 |
| United We Can | Political Activities | 83106 | 2023 |
| The Verve Hotel | Union Administration | 76933 | 2024 |
| Excel Linguistics LLC | Union Administration | 62127 | 2023 |
| Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center | Union Administration | 55754 | 2023 |
| Field First LLC | Representational Activities | 50000 | 2023 |
| Darleen Legrand | Representational Activities | 49763 | 2024 |
| Sayuka Dixon | Representational Activities | 48350 | 2024 |
| Hampton Inn Hilton | Representational Activities | 37596 | 2024 |
| Woodward Consulting, LLC | Representational Activities | 37250 | 2023 |
| Woodward Consulting LLC | Representational Activities | 32200 | 2024 |
| Maynard Strategies | Political Activities | 32000 | 2024 |
| Ez Cater, Inc. | Representational Activities | 29372 | 2023 |
| Image Pointe | Representational Activities | 27674 | 2024 |
| Best Western Royal Plaza | Representational Activities | 19688 | 2024 |
| John B. Cochran | Representational Activities | 18600 | 2024 |
| Jim Philliou And Associates | Representational Activities | 18400 | 2024 |
| Sterling Printing | Representational Activities | 16231 | 2024 |
| Image Point | Representational Activities | 16193 | 2023 |
| Raise Up Massachusetts | Political Activities | 16000 | 2024 |
| Raise Up Massachusetts | Political Activities | 15000 | 2023 |
| Red Sun Press | Political Activities | 14776 | 2024 |
| Harvey M. Shrage | Representational Activities | 14735 | 2023 |
| Ng Slater Corp | Representational Activities | 13879 | 2024 |
| Tammy Brynie, Esq. | Representational Activities | 13050 | 2023 |
| Jetblue Airways Corporation | Representational Activities | 12500 | 2023 |
| United We Can | Political Activities | 11120 | 2024 |
| Usa Promo Items | Representational Activities | 11012 | 2024 |
| Mass Alliance | Contributions, Gifts And Grants | 11000 | 2023 |
| Cliff Cohn | Representational Activities | 10500 | 2024 |
| Seiu Mass State Council | Political Activities | 10000 | 2024 |
| Marc D. Greenbaum | Representational Activities | 9900 | 2023 |
| Mass Alliance | Contributions, Gifts And Grants | 9000 | 2024 |
| Michael Foster | Representational Activities | 9000 | 2024 |
| Hilton Rosemont | Representational Activities | 8858 | 2024 |
| 4imprint | Representational Activities | 8282 | 2024 |
| 4imprint | Representational Activities | 8282 | 2023 |
| American Arbitration Association | Representational Activities | 8100 | 2024 |
| The Chick Montana Group, LLC | Political Activities | 7329 | 2024 |
| Homewood Suites | Representational Activities | 7280 | 2024 |
| The Chick Montana Group, LLC | Political Activities | 7247 | 2023 |
| Mirror Image Inc | Representational Activities | 6706 | 2023 |
| Do Big Things LLC | General Overhead | 6650 | 2024 |
| Harvey M. Shrage | Representational Activities | 6555 | 2024 |
| Political Activities | 6386 | 2024 | |
| Hilton Philadelphia | Representational Activities | 5755 | 2024 |
| Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | Representational Activities | 5557 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center | Political Activities | 5500 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center | Political Activities | 5500 | 2023 |
| Universal Promotions | Representational Activities | 5406 | 2024 |
| Healey Driscoll Inaugural Committee | Political Activities | 5000 | 2023 |
| Healey Driscoll Inaugural Committee | Political Activities | 5000 | 2024 |
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