International Marxist Group Archive

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Priest trade unionist victimised

The Week Vol. 5, No. 9, 3 March 1966 · p. 10 of the scan · 170 words

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~-by Dave Windsor The Roman Catholic church in the United States is reflecting the growing ferment in that country. Not only dé/have the amazing occwrence of priest~ teachers striking against the churchecontolled colleges, but now we have aman determined to organise the priests on a trade union basis, The Reverend William Dubay,has announced his intention of organising a trade union for his 58,000 fellow priests in the United States, In a statement issued in mid-February he claimed he had made some progress with his drive for unionisation and now had the embryos of two local unions, By strange coincidence, shortly afterwards he was transferred from his job as chaplain .. at the Santa Monica, California, hospital to anumamed paris is The Right Reverend Raymond OtFlaherty, Dubay's superior, said that he had been transferred "because of expressed dissatisfaction from the hospital adminstration, medical staff, and patients with his service and his excessive personal publicity."" He was evasive when asked by reporters whether this meant that Father Dubay would receive less wagese

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