| Williams, 35, works at Henderson’s call center in Hyattsville. She answers questions about the flood insurance program, which is run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “At this time of the year it’s hard for me,” she said, sobbing, “because I’m struggling. It’s not a good holiday for me because I’m sad.” She’s sad because with her $14.28 hourly wage, she doesn’t have enough money to visit her family in North Carolina or pay her rent or even get a Christmas tree. Her very subsistence is subsidized by a local church that gives her six bags of food every month, plus a $25 grocery gift card. “It’s embarrassing,” she said. “There are times at the job I don’t eat the whole day.” In a letter to the Labor Department, Alex van Schaick, a CWA lawyer, used boldface type to describe Williams’s situation as “a particularly egregious case of misclassification and wage theft.” The union said her current wage is “22 cents/hour less than the entry-level CSR (customer service representative) rate currently advertised by Lionel Henderson. Based on her job duties, Ms. Williams should be classified as a General Clerk and received a rate of at least $18.74/hour.” Asked for reaction to the complaint, Alanna D. Smith, Henderson’s human resources director in Atlanta, said “the company will not comment at this time.” There will be plenty of comment at a rally planned for Wednesday morning at Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, just up the block from Trump’s new hotel. Low-wage contract workers will hold a one-day strike and gather there to demand Trump stop all federal contractors from “stealing the pay of workers who serve America,” according to Good Jobs Nation. Wage-theft victims include federal contractors “who haul military cargo at America’s ports, aid victims of natural disasters, help senior citizens receive their pensions, promote equal justice in U.S. courts, and cook and clean for Senators,” a Good Jobs Nation statement said. Those scheduled to speak at the rally include Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and actor Danny Glover. Ellison said the Demos report shows “millions of Americans are having their wages stolen from them. Working people, trying to put food on the table and keep the lights on, are getting paid less than what they are owed. That’s appalling. It’s shameful.” If Trump tears up the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” executive order,” Ellison added, “this problem will only get worse for workers across the country.” Read more: [Administration defends labor-law executive order against court decision] [Obama urged to issue directive against anti-gay bias in federal contracting] [Policy group zeroes in on government contractors to improve conditions for their employees] | 