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.

$$57,000

Advocacy

$$48,999

Hotels and Events

$$41,708

Lawyers

$$35,170

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
Somos Group, LLC	Political Activities	52000
Siegel, Yee, Brunner & Mehta	Representational Activities	41708
Enterprise Rent-a-car	General Overhead	35170
Caribe Hilton	Representational Activities	12632
California Academy Of Sciences	General Overhead	10750
Golden State Warriors	General Overhead	7640
Creaciones Tukina	General Overhead	7125
Hilton Hotel San Diego Bayfront	General Overhead	5827
Mission Language And Vocational School	General Overhead	5025
National Hispanic Caucus Of State Legislators	Contributions, Gifts And Grants	5000

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