Tom Zidek is currently employed on a part-time basis as the Business Agent for USW Local 5000 and brings several years of experience as former President of Local 979 and former International Staff Representative with USW District 1. 

Our Business Agent is a non-voting employee of USW Local 5000 and performs clerical and financial duties at the direction of and under the authority of the USW Local 5000 Executive Board. The Business Agent also acts as an advisor to the Executive Board, providing advice and taking an active role in grievance hearings, arbitration hearings, and collective bargaining negotiations. As the only land-based representative of our Local Union, the Business Agent staffs our office location in Warrensville Heights, Ohio.