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 August 2022 Trivia Challenge is

Q: Local 79's first President was Ira Fogg (1936). Which of the following apply to Ira Fogg? There may be multiple answers.

A. Ira was the first member of Local 79 to be fired.

B. He was fired for finishing his route too quickly.

C. He was fired for a traffic accident.

D. Was fired for going over his lunch period.

E. His case was the first victory for Local 79 in a NLRB case.

August Trivia Challenge winners:

1st Place Winner (Alyssa Colaluca) $50 Gift Card

2nd Place Winner (Jeff Slaten) $25 Gift Card

Do you know the answer to the September 2022 Trivia Challenge?

Q: Local 79 has taken strike action against all of the following except:

Can be multiple answers

A. UPS

B. Howard Hall Company

C. General Cable

D. Bordens Dairy

E. People's Gas

F. Hernando BOC

G. Citrus County BOCC

H. McClosky Shipbuilders

** Could Be Multiple Answers**

(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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