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.


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
Advocacy $5,360
Entertainment $11,718
Hotel $136,229
Lawyers $204,221
Restaurant $289,151
Swag $47,660
Travel $120,226

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
Gillispie Florists Florist 7503 2024
Hollywood Beach Marriott Hotel Hotel 10092 2024
Creative Cakes And Catering Caterer 22126 2023
Creative Cakes And Catering Caterer 14852 2022
Sirata Beach Resort Hotel 7048 2022
Elect Democratic Women Political Action Committee 5000 2020
Ottenwess Taweel & Schenk Plc Law Firm 97680 2020
Coordinated Travel Service Travel Service 12012 2019
Kaeser & Blair Inc. Custom Shirts & Jackets 10739 2019
Amaze Food Caterer Inc. Food Caterer 9437 2018
Creative Cakes And Catering Caterer 5976 2018
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Hotel 10057 2018
Diamond Tours Bus Charter Company 28177 2018
Gillispie Florist Florist 8447 2018
Jug’s Food Caterer Catering Caterer 19976 2018
Jug’s Catering Food Caterer 22920 2017
Jug’s Catering Catering Company 15800 2016
Star Of America Charter Bus Service 7025 2016
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel 5979 2015
Beef & Boards Dinner Theater Dinner/live Theater Venue 5888 2015
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel Hotel 5637 2015
Edwards Catering Caterer/food Service 13138 2015
Jug’s Catering Food Catering Company 24981 2015
Star Of America Charter Bus Service 12078 2015
Beef & Boards Dinner Theater Dinner Theater 5830 2014
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel Hotel 11408 2014
Jug’s Catering Food Catering Company 27041 2014
Star Of America Charter Bus Service 14641 2014
Washington Marroitt Wardham Hotel Hotel 13634 2014
Edwards Catering Company Food Caterer 14344 2013