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 February 2023 Trivia Challenge is
Q:Local 79 put out a newsletter in the early 1970's. What was the title of Local 79's newsletter?
A. The 79 Tribune
B. 79 Striker
C. Hitching Post
D. TNT (Teamsters Need Truth)
E. Local 79 Team Mate
February Trivia Challenge winners:
Do you know the answer to the March 2023 Trivia Challenge?
Q: In August of 1949, Local 79's debt crisis worsens. Three Locals in the Southern Conference of are heavily in the Southern Conference. Teamsters Local 79 is in the worst shape of all. How much of the total debt does Local 79 owe?
A. 53%
B. 65%
C. 74%
D. 79%
E. 81%
(Please remember: Only ONE submission per person, Per Month please. Any additional entry will be discarded)
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