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Michelin Guidebook
Coverage of Michelin Guidebook in the Nexus archive.
- Union racked up massive tab on swank DC hotel stay to battle Trump — and still lost
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) spent $1.2 million at Washington, D.C.'s Salamander Hotel during a lobbying trip to oppose President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a luxury expense criticized by anti-union group Center for Union Facts (CUF). Despite the costly campaign, Trump signed the bill into law in July 2025.
- Union racked up massive tab on swank DC hotel stay to battle Trump — and still lost
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) spent $1.2 million at Washington, D.C.'s Salamander Hotel during a lobbying trip to oppose President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but the bill was ultimately signed into law. Critics highlighted the luxury expense as hypocritical, given the union's focus on economic justice.