Service Employees International Union spent more than $704K on government lobbying in 1Q

SEIU spent more than $704K on lobbying in 1Q

WASHINGTON — The Service Employees International Union spent $704,495 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter on issues such as health care, jobs and consumer issues.

That’s up from the nearly $690,131 the labor organization spent in the year-ago period, and more than the $683,371 it spent in the fourth quarter of 2009.

The Washington-based SEIU lobbied on issues including defense, education, and agriculture in the three-month period ending March 31.

The SEIU also lobbied the House and Senate on issues such as energy, financial reform, campaign finance and other issues, according to a report filed April 20 with the House clerk’s office.