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Jonathan Lee's Response to the change.org Support Rainbow Staff Save Rainbow Petition

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"Tell the truth, and the truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off." — Gloria Steinem On Saturday, June 7, 2025 a Vote of No Confidence and Motion to Censure against Jonathan Lee from "union staff at Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County" was published on change.org.  The petition alleges the following: 1. " During his tenure as Interim Executive Director and as a Board Member, Jonathan Lee engaged in actions intended to dismantle and undermine the staff union."  This is not true. During my tenure as Interim Executive Director (October 2023 to August 2024) and later as a board member, I was never reported to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). However, on April 25, 2025, the Union at the Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County (RCC) reported Co-Executive Director Correen "Cori" Johnson for violating Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act. The report was based on an email she sent to all emplo...