SEIU spends $1.2 million at Salamander Hotel to oppose Trump bill

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 30

Labour disclosures filed on 30 June 2025 showed members’ dues funded political activities during a 23-29 June lobbying trip in Washington.
The union mobilised members to confront lawmakers and protest proposed tax, spending, Medicaid and food-aid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Trump later signed into law.
The Center for Union Facts criticised the luxury spending, noting SEIU has its own Washington conference space; some protesters were also among more than two dozen arrested at a Senate office building.

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