Additional internal disagreements between Williamson and the board over the direction of the church—stemming from her teachings on social justice, her not getting ordained, the board questioning church finances and firings under her leadership, and her renaming the church the "Renaissance Unity Interfaith Spiritual Fellowship"—led over half of the church's 62 staff members to take steps to unionize, saying they didn't feel "respected" by Williamson, that they wanted more money, and they wanted a bigger voice in the direction of the church.