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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 May 2025 Trivia Challenge is

Q: During the Manuel Fernandez presidency of Local 79, the Local put out an informational newsletter. What was the name of our newsletter? 

A. Local 79 on The Move

B. Teamsters on Parade

C. The Hitching Post

D. Local 79 - The Leader of the Pack 

May\Trivia Challenge winners:

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

Do you know the answer to the June 2025 Trivia Challenge?

Q: In October 1958, the Vice President of Local 79 was excused from Membership Meetings for three months. What was the reason for his excused absence?

A. His company was on strike and he was the Chief Steward.  He felt his place     was with his fellow members on the picket line. 

B. He became an ordained minister and had preaching obligations on the              weekends.  

C. His National Guard unit was called up for duty. 

D. He was jailed for contempt of court for refusing to testify against a fellow brother over his strike activity. 

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

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


Teamsters Local 79 Members hit the streets to show UPS we mean Business!

Teamster Local 79 Sponsor's 2023 Leadership Blue Convention in Miami, FL

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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