Service Employees International Union Cut Staff after 2016 Spending

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The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) spent about $60 million on politics and lobbying and $19 million on the Fight for 15 movement in 2016, according to the Washington Free Beacon, leading to the union now having to lay off staff at its headquarters.

The Hill reports the union — which endorsed former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 — added about 15,000 members, but its revenue fell by $17 million.

After Clinton lost the presidential race, SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said the union is looking to shed 30 percent of its budget in 2017.

Today, after it was reported they were letting some staff go, the SEIU disputed the reported layoffs, saying they’ve “just begun the process of considering possible budget cuts.” 

Corrie O'Connor