United Auto Workers Local 653
PONTIAC, 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 | $78,021 |
| Entertainment | $58,068 |
| Lawyers | $21,908 |
| Public Relations | $55,147 |
| Restaurant | $461,755 |
| Swag | $29,057 |
| Travel | $222,332 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks/kristine | Caterer | 44845 | 2023 |
| San Marino Club | Banquet Facility | 15125 | 2023 |
| Brooks/kristine | Caterer | 39725 | 2022 |
| San Marino Club | Banquet Facility | 12079 | 2022 |
| Nashville Sounds | Triple A Baseball Team | 15100 | 2021 |
| Mid Michigan Screen Printing | Union Screen Printing | 10871 | 2019 |
| Blue Lakes Charter | Travel Charter Co | 17504 | 2018 |
| Brooks Kristine | Caterer | 53385 | 2018 |
| San Marino Club | Banquet Facility | 7632 | 2018 |
| Travel Treasures + Tours | Tour Company | 13973 | 2018 |
| Brooks Kristine | Caterer | 54206 | 2017 |
| Ground Travel Specialist | Bus Company | 10970 | 2017 |
| San Marino Club | Banquet Facility | 7632 | 2017 |
| Travel Treasures + Tours | Tour Company | 28889 | 2017 |
| Brooks Kristine | Caterer | 55600 | 2016 |
| San Marino Club | Banquet Facility | 7950 | 2016 |
| Travel Treasures + Tours | Tour Company | 26952 | 2016 |
| Brooks Kristine | Caterer | 54540 | 2015 |
| San Marino Club | Banquet Facility | 17268 | 2015 |
| Travel Treasures + Tours | Tour Company | 14239 | 2015 |
| Brooks Kristine | Caterer | 40915 | 2014 |
| Travel Treasures + Tours | Tour Company | 14537 | 2014 |
| Brooks Kristine | Caterer | 16170 | 2013 |
| Buckley Ken | Catering | 37192 | 2013 |
| San Marino Club | Banquet Facility | 10335 | 2013 |
| Travel Treasures & Tours | Tour Company | 34006 | 2013 |