Notable Spending by SEIU Local 87

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.

$$86,796

Advocacy

$$159,671

Hotels and Events

$$121,971

Lawyers

$$19,946

merchandise

$$70,000

Public Relations

$$8,400

restaurants

$$76,412

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 Year
Siegal, Yee, Brunner & Mehta Representational Activities 80263 2024
Somos Group LLC Political Activities 70000 2024
Somos Group, LLC Political Activities 52000 2023
Siegel, Yee, Brunner & Mehta Representational Activities 41708 2023
Enterprise Rent-a-car General Overhead 41242 2024
Intercontinental Hotel Representational Activities 39873 2024
Enterprise Rent-a-car General Overhead 35170 2023
Caribe Hilton General Overhead 32070 2024
Seiu International Union Cope Fund Political Activities 29796 2024
Hyatt Regency Sonoma General Overhead 21391 2024
Image Pointe General Overhead 19946 2024
Michael Thumm General Overhead 17338 2024
Caribe Hilton Representational Activities 12632 2023
California Academy Of Sciences General Overhead 10750 2023
Mr. Andrews Catering General Overhead 8400 2024
Golden State Warriors General Overhead 7640 2023
Creaciones Tukina General Overhead 7125 2023
Hilton Hotel San Diego Bayfront General Overhead 5827 2023
Mission Language And Vocational School General Overhead 5025 2023
National Hispanic Caucus Of State Legislators Contributions, Gifts And Grants 5000 2023

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