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 September 2021 Trivia Challenge is

Q: Top Tampa mobster is shot gunned to death in Tampa in June of 1950. What is or was the significance to Local 79?

Ans: C.

A. Lumia was a Local 79 member at the time and held the position of Trustee on Local 79's Executive Board.

B. Local 79's President was a pall bearer at Lumia's Funeral.

C. Local 79 opens up an organizing drive at Bay Oil Company (owned by Lumia) shortly after Lumia's murder.

D. All the above

E. None of the above

September Trivia Challenge winners:

1st Place Winner (Brian Rockwell) $50 Gift Card

2nd Place Winner (No Winner) $25 Gift Card

Do you know the answer to the October Trivia Challenge?

Q: Which of these positions or honors has a Teamster or former Teamster held? (may be more than one)

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

A. FBI Director

B. N.L. Baseball MVP

C. Pro Football Hall of Fame Member

D. United States Senator

E. World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

F. U.S. Secretary of Labor

G. Rock and Roll Singer with multiple Top Ten Hits

H. National Hockey League Goalie

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