Headshot of APWU Clerk Division Director Lamont Brooks

Lamont Brooks

Director, Clerk Division

(202) 842-4220

1300 L Street NW
Washington DC 20005

The Clerk Division is the largest division of the American Postal Workers Union. We proudly represent approximately 150,000 postal clerks in post offices large and small across our great country.

Clerks occupy more than 170 different position descriptions as diverse as Post Office Clerk, Level 3 — found in the smallest post offices — and Translator Correspondence Clerk, Level 7 — which exists only in very large offices.

Director Brooks is a member of the Northern Virginia Area Local. He is responsible for the overall operation of the Clerk Division and is a member of the National Executive Board. Assistant Director (A) Sam Lisenbe is a member of the Fort Worth Area Local. Assistant Director (B) Lynn Pallas-Barber is a member of the 498-499 Area Local.

Lamont Brooks News Articles

RI-399 Talking Point: Article 7 Crossing Craft Violations and Protecting Clerk Craft Work

In a continuing effort to provide as much information as possible to the APWU membership, a meeting was held online on Nov. 30 for participants...

Surviving the USPS “Alphabet Soup” with the Help of RI-399

The number of changes and additions to the USPS dictionary of acronyms can be overwhelming, such as S&DC, RPDC, LPC, and Transfer Hubs, to name a...

Arbitration Award on Clerk Craft Jobs MOU Results in $67 Million Back Pay to APWU-Represented Employees

The Clerk Craft has finalized an implementation agreement with the Postal Service relating to the nationallevel award from Arbitrator Stephen...

APWU Files National Dispute Over New Employee Orientation

The COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous problems for the Postal Service and the postal unions, but more importantly, the employees. The APWU and the...