United Auto Workers Local 163
WESTLAND, MI
Summary of Dues Money Spending
The data below covers spending in the selected categories over the 2013-2024 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 2013-2024 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 – 2024 |
|---|---|
| Country Club | $5,008 |
| Entertainment | $77,725 |
| Hotel | $291,014 |
| Lawyers | $107,722 |
| Public Relations | $5,124 |
| Restaurant | $142,519 |
| Swag | $43,484 |
| Travel | $28,212 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cortez | Catering | 26152 | 2023 |
| Marriott San Antonio | Hotel Reservations | 30579 | 2023 |
| Pure Pro Wrestling | Sporting Events | 5000 | 2023 |
| John Cortez | Catering | 15105 | 2022 |
| Sirata Beach Resort | Hotel Rooms | 19766 | 2022 |
| Grand Plaza Hotel Sessee Llc | Hotel Resort | 13198 | 2021 |
| James R Andary, Pc | Attorney | 57463 | 2020 |
| Grand Traverse Resort | Resort And Spa | 9931 | 2019 |
| San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter | Hotel | 8121 | 2019 |
| Southwest Airline | Travel Airline | 28212 | 2019 |
| Cedar Point | Cedar Point Tickets For Sale | 6469 | 2018 |
| Hilton Orlando Buena Vista | Hotel | 8887 | 2018 |
| Impressions Specialty Ad | Clothing Supply Co. | 13800 | 2018 |
| Motor City Casino | Hotels | 6854 | 2018 |
| Cedar Point | Cedar Point Tickets For Sale | 6418 | 2017 |
| Impressions Specialty Ad | Clothing Supply Co. | 8449 | 2017 |
| Marriott Wardman Park | Hotel Reservations | 5483 | 2017 |
| Weronica Sobecki | Caterer For Retirees’ Lunches | 13680 | 2017 |
| Cedar Point | Cedar Point Tickets For Sale | 7145 | 2016 |
| Cedar Point | Cedar Point Tickets For Sale | 30566 | 2015 |
| Weronica Sobecki | Caterer For Retirees’ Lunches | 11400 | 2015 |
| Veronica Sobecki | Caterer For Retirees’ Lunches | 10680 | 2014 |