unyonista
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From unyon (“trade union”) + -ista, or from Spanish unionista.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
unyonista (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- trade unionist
- 1990, National Mid-week:
- Siya po ay dating empleyado sa Hotel Inter-Continental Manila at naging isang masugid na unyonista sa panahong talamak ang karahasan ng rehimen lalo na laban sa hanay ng paggawa.
- He is a former employee at the Hotel Inter-continental Manila and he became a devout trade unionist in the time when violence is prevalent especially against the worker's bloc.
- 1995, Dante G. Guevarra, Manggagawa sa kasaysayan, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 53:
- Gayunman, agad nalantad ito sa iba pang mga unyonista na may makabayang mga paninindigan at nakaunawa ng usapin ng “dilawan” at tunay na unyonismo.
- Therefore, it was immediately revealed to the other trade unionists who have patriotic commitments and understand the issue with the dilawan [liberals] and true trade unionism.
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Further reading[edit]
- “unyonista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018