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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 July 2026 Trivia Challenge is

Q: True or False

A. In 1951 one of our Local's St. Petersburg members was arrested on a charge of fortune telling and fined $200.00

B. In 1949, the Southern Conference of Teamsters spent more money on lawyers than organizers. 

C. In the early 1950's, Local 79 had Jefferson Davis's birthday as a paid holiday in 3 of it's contracts. 

D. Local 79 has (in the past) negotiated contracts whereby female were paid less than male members for the same job. 

Pick the correct answer: 

A. T-T-T-T

B. F-T-F-T

C. F-T-F-F

D. F-F-T-T

July\Trivia Challenge winners:

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

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

Q: When Local 79 was chartered in 1936 the main membership came from freight with the rest being cab drivers. Through the years different crafts dominated Local 79's membership roster. In the very late 1930's through the mid 1940's, what craft had the most members in our local?

A. Freight

B. UPS

C. Citrus Processing

D. Shipbuilding

E. none of the above, most of Local 79's membership had been drafted for military service in WWI

(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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