United Auto Workers Local 863

CINCINNATI, OH
Summary of Dues Money Spending

The data below covers spending in the selected categories over the 2013-2023 time period. For a full accounting of how the union is spending its dues money, you can review its individual financial filings with the federal government here.

Methodology
The Center for Union Facts obtained 2013-2023 spending data from all United Auto Workers LM filings with the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS), which covered approximately 16,000 different spending line-items. We first assigned one of ten different categories to cover spending line items of interest, and then flagged individual expenses for a detailed description at the bottom of each page. The inclusion of specific line items in the list below does not mean the spending is necessarily improper; members can make their own judgement on this question.
By Category
Category Total Spending, 2013 - 2023
Advocacy $10,000
Country Club $44,339
Entertainment $14,175
Lawyers $9,585
Restaurant $156,513
Swag $85,301
Travel $14,263
By Year
Spending Highlights

The line items below were hand-selected as being particularly large or notable instances of how the union is spending its dues money. If you'd like to find more detail on each entry, you can refer to the union's full LM filing here.

Vendor Description Amount Year
Imagamerica Union Shirts Company $35,451 2023
Raffel's Catering Inc. Catering $21,540 2023
Raffel's Catering Inc. Catering $17,420 2022
Kc Tenants C/O Missouri Jobs With Justice Social Justice $10,000 2020
Heatherwoode Golf Club Golf Course $8,221 2018
Raffel's Catering Inc. Catering $8,835 2018
Raffel's Catering Inc. Catering $6,700 2018
Heatherwoode Golf Club Golf Course $7,141 2017
Raffel's Catering Inc. Catering $11,000 2017
Heatherwoode Golf Club Golf Course $6,759 2016
Raffel's Catering Inc. Catering $10,484 2016
F.e.r.a. Ticket Sales $6,255 2015
Heatherwoode Golf Club Golf Course $7,549 2015
Raffel's Catering Inc. Catering $11,120 2015
Heatherwoode Golf Club Golf Course $6,611 2014
Heatherwoode Golf Club Golf Course $8,058 2013
Jack's Catering Catering $18,097 2013