History of Local 916 - 1950's through 1966

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Mid-1950s:

Springfield office is located at 619 North Grand Avenue. Membership is approximately 2,000.

During this time, a great number of companies in central Illinois were unorganized - construction enterprises such as ready mixes, the soft drink and dairy plants, automotive companies, and large companies such as Atlas Mattress, Pegwill Packing, and Springfield Dressed Beef.

June 26, 1958:

Local 916 establishs an Executive Board pay of $10.00 per meeting plus mileage.

October 1958:

Local 916 began sending memorial bibles to deceased members instead of flowers.

November 1958:

Jacksonville branch office closes.

June 3, 1964:

Another revised charter is issued on June 3, 1964, to change the name of the Local to, " Drivers, Clerks, Office, Warehousemen and Allied Employees".

May of 1966:

The Local purchases land and an existing building at 2701 No. Dirksen Parkway in Springfield for $75,000. The new location allowed for additional space for the rapidly growing Local.

The Hall was dedicated on September 11th, 1966. The grand opening was October 8, 1966. The bronze dedication plaque, with the names of the Executive Board and Building Committee is still on the building today.

Another bronze plaque hangs next to it, re-dedicating the building to the memory of the great Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa.

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