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 2025 Trivia Challenge is
Q: Local 79's original charter was issued on October 1st, 1903 in Virden, Illinois. At that time, Local 79 was known as a Team Drivers Local. The vast majority of its members made deliveries from horse-drawn wagons. Local 79's last move was in November 1936 when it was re-chartered in Tampa, Florida. In between Virden and Tampa Local 79 was rechartered a number of times.
How many times was Local 79 chartered between Virden and Tampa?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
March\Trivia Challenge winners:
Do you know the answer to the April 2025 Trivia Challenge?
Q: Local 79 has always been active in organizing. During a two month period from September to October of 1957, Local 79 filed a petition for recognition how many times?
A. Eleven (11)
B. Eight (8)
C. Twenty One (21)
D. Sixteen (16)
(Please remember: Only ONE submission per person, Per Month please. Any additional entry will be discarded)
Teamsters Local 79 Members hit the streets to show UPS we mean Business!
Stewards Training 101 Workshop
Naples, FL - August 13, 2022
Workshop facilitated by Secretary-Treasurer John Sholtes, Trustee Jeff Testa, and Business Agents Sharon Ayala and Tate Foster
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