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 April 2025 Trivia Challenge is
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)
April\Trivia Challenge winners:
Do you know the answer to the May 2025 Trivia Challenge?
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
(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