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Teamsters Local 79 Contests

CELL PHONE, EMAIL UPDATE!

Win $100! 

We are currently updating our databases with our member's cell phone, their cell phone carrier and email address so we may text them important information immediately.  So...we are having a contest each month. For each member that you turn in the information on we will submit a ticket with your name for a $100 monthly drawing. Please print the attached form. Fill the form out completely with the necessary information. You can mail, fax, or email the filled out form(s) to the Local Union (see below). If you have any questions, just give the office a call.

Phone: (813) 621-1391                  

Fax: (813) 626-7915

Address: 5818 E. MLK Jr. Blvd 

Tampa, FL 33619

Email: ibtlocal79@teamsters.com

Teamsters Trivia

To win in Teamsters Trivia you must be one of first two people correctly answered the question of the contest (Only ONE submission per person, Per Month please. Any additional entry will be discarded).

The question is updated once a month, so please check with us often.

The winners will be determined by the arrival date and time of the correct answer.

1st place winner - $50.00 VISA card
2nd place winner - $25.00 VISA card

The winners will be contacted by the email provided in the answer form below.

The prizes will be awarded at the following month General Membership Meeting (GMM) or by USPS mail if the winner is unable to attend GMM.

The correct answer to the March 2026 Trivia Challenge is

Q: Which former Local 79 President was so good at the bargaining table that Local 79 members said he could sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo?

A. Manuel Fernandez (from the Dairies)

B. Felipe Penalver (from Nabisco)

C. Bob Cummins (from Subler Trucking)

D. Bob Meeks (from Terminal Transport)

E. Woody Hughes (from Rental Cars)

February\Trivia Challenge winners:

1st Place Winner (No Winner) $50 Gift Card
2nd Place Winner (No Winner) $25 Gift Card

Do you know the answer to the April 2026 Trivia Challenge?

Q: Local 79 President George Gant finished his 2-year term in December 1943. What was President Gant noted for?

A. He was the only Local 79 member to have served as an officer in World War One. 

B. He did not believe in Segregation and actively organized work units that contained black workers. 

C. Never lost a grievance hearing during his term in office. 

D. He was a Native American Indian (Seminole)

(Please remember: Only ONE submission per person, Per Month please. Any additional entry will be discarded)

First name:
Last Name:
Email Address:
Phone #:

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