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.

$$119,606

Advocacy

$$61,311

Hotels and Events

$$514,985

Lawyers

$$31,181

Merchandise

$$156,624

Public Relations

$$29,372

Restaurants

$$12,500

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. 

Vendor Description Amount
Pyle, Rome & Ehrenberg P.C. Representational Activities 477300
United We Can Political Activities 83106
Excel Linguistics LLC Union Administration 62127
Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center Union Administration 55754
Field First LLC Representational Activities 50000
Woodward Consulting, LLC Representational Activities 37250
Ez Cater, Inc. Representational Activities 29372
Image Point Representational Activities 16193
Raise Up Massachusetts Political Activities 15000
Harvey M. Shrage Representational Activities 14735
Tammy Brynie, Esq. Representational Activities 13050
Jetblue Airways Corporation Representational Activities 12500
Mass Alliance Contributions, Gifts And Grants 11000
Marc D. Greenbaum Representational Activities 9900
4imprint Representational Activities 8282
The Chick Montana Group, LLC Political Activities 7247
Mirror Image Inc Representational Activities 6706
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Representational Activities 5557
Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center Political Activities 5500
Healey Driscoll Inaugural Committee Political Activities 5000

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