After analyzing SEIU-UHW’s 2024 form LM2, SEIUExposed has released a new factsheet on UHW’s spending. Overall, the union made over $33 million worth of red-flag-raising expenses – including $11.46 million on hotels, over $10 million on advocacy, and almost $3 million on travel. 

Highlights include: 

• Giving $2.75 million (that’s the yearly average dues of about 2,500 members) to The Fairness Project, an organization that funnels money into ballot initiatives – mostly outside of the area that UHW represents.
• $2 million paid to a single political consulting firm. 
• Spending $15,704 on a “retreat” at five-star hotel Langham Huntington.
• Spending $4.5 million on UHW’s political arm. 

SEIUExposed also took a deep dive into UHW’s itemized spending on hotels and uncovered some concerning findings. Hotels tagged as “staff retreats” were almost a full star rating above the other hotels booked by UHW. These “staff retreats” appear to have taken place at places like the Langham or Kona Kai Resort, while regular hotel bookings were at places like the Holiday Inn. 

It raises the question, is UHW splurging on hotels for its staff? 

You can read the full factsheet here.