unyonista

Tagalog

Etymology

From unyon (“trade union”) +‎ -ista, or from Spanish unionista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔunjoˈnista/ [ʔʊ.ɲoˈn̪is.t̪ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔunjoˈnista/ [ʔʊn̪.joˈn̪is.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: un‧yo‧nis‧ta

Noun

unyonista (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. 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.

Related terms

• unyon
• unyonismo
• unyong manggagawa
• Unyong Sobyet

 

Further reading

• “unyonista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018