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Jan 29, 2019 15:17
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Spanish term

asambleísta

Spanish to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
A text about a work by a contemporary Argentine artist:

En uno de los videos, dice Constanza Giuliani en el texto que acompañó la exhibición, se ve a “los eternos asambleístas de una fábrica de globos abandonada”.

This does NOT refer to assemblymen or assemblywomen in the classic sense of a formal governing body, but rather to participants in a popular assembly that characterized politics in Argentina in aftermath of the crisis of 2001.

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 picketer
4 trade unionists / union members
4 protesters
5 -1 afiliados
References
Pickets
Se conoce como movimiento piquetero al m...

Discussion

Sara Fairen Feb 1, 2019:
“Asambleístas” are members of the neighbourhood and popular assemblies organised by (mostly) middle class professionals, students and pensioners struggling after the 2001 crisis – although some of them eventually formed links with the “piqueteros” (unemployed factory workers, leftist parties and trade unionist). So, although sometimes they demonstrated together and showed solidarity, at root they were very different movements.
In this particular context, however, “asambleísta” seems to me to refer to people actually gathered in an assembly (an egalitarian, horizontal space of discussion) within the factory (as the link indicates, “padecen el intercambio de ideas”), and maybe the expression “members of a popular assembly” could be more adequate here than anything implying that they are protesting or demonstrating...
bigedsenior Jan 31, 2019:
Anyone check the glossary? I think this came up within the last year.
claudia bagnardi Jan 29, 2019:
I agree with you It is not clear, so I would go for the widest sense possible of the word.
philgoddard Jan 29, 2019:
Hi Claudia I see you're from Argentina, so you probably know what you're talking about :-) I'm not clear whether it just means activists, or whether they're members of some formal body.
claudia bagnardi Jan 29, 2019:
I think so phil Such as workers' representatives.
philgoddard Jan 29, 2019:
Hi Wendy Could you explain what you mean by "a popular assembly that characterised politics"? Is this something like a workers' committee in the factory?
Here's some context about your artist which includes the phrase:
http://livschulman.com/works/los-accidentes-laborales/

Proposed translations

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trade unionists / union members

That's what I think it means.
Claudia

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Union men may also do the trick
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46 mins

picketer

It is what protesting workers usually do ourside plants:

Q&A Employment Law 2009-2010 - Page 139 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com.ar/books?isbn=1135242712
Deborah Lockton - 2009 - ‎Law
It was held that he was not entitled to a guarantee payment as the lay-off was a consequence of the picket outside the factory. In Terry's case, the union has ...
Grunwick dispute: What did the 'strikers in saris' achieve? - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-37244466
Sep 10, 2016 - After a few months picketing outside the factory, their cause was taken up by ... Mrs Desai and her colleagues felt abandoned and disillusioned.
New styles of strikes and protest are emerging in the UK
theconversation.com/new-styles-of-strikes-and-protest-are-emerging-in-the-uk-94528
Apr 9, 2018 - The image of strikers picketing outside factory gates is usually seen as something from the archives. Official statistics show an almost perennial ...

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Asamblea piquetera - Actualidad | LaPrensa.com.ar
www.laprensa.com.ar/89139-Asamblea-piquetera.note.aspx
Feb 17, 2002 - Se inició en Plaza de Mayo la asamblea piquetera que continuará hoy en un teatro de Avellaneda. Organizaciones de desocupados de todo el ...
A dónde va la Asamblea Piquetera
www.pts.org.ar/A-donde-va-la-Asamblea-Piquetera
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Segunda reunión en La Matanza el 4 de setiembre. A dónde va la Asamblea Piquetera. 23 Aug 2001 | Luis D"Elia de la FTV-CTA y Juan Carlos Alderete de la ...

Peer comment(s):
agree Robert Carter : Ah, yes, that makes much more sense. I had overlooked the date here, and for some reason I assumed it was earlier in the 20th century.
1 hr
Thank you!
neutral philgoddard : This does look convincing because of "asamblea piquetera", but have you found any references showing that "asambleísta" is picketer?
1 hr
I think it can be assumed that a member of an "asamblea piquetera" is an "asambleista", if rather sardonically, which is in line with their description as "eternos"
agree neilmac : So "piquetero" -> picketer...
17 hrs
Yep - rentacrowd members encountered on a daily basis here in BA,
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18 hrs

protesters

Perhaps this will be broad enough to cover most angles (and yes, I do know that it's usually "manifestantes" in Spanish)...
Reference:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/protester

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-1
1 day 2 hrs

afiliados

Afiliados, the way to call the members of a Union.
Example sentence:

Los afiliados al sindicato de la Cultura

Reference:

http://www.trabajadores.cu/20180513/asamblea-de-afiliados-participar-por-derecho-propio/

Peer comment(s):
disagree AllegroTrans : Not in English and anyway the meaning here is more precise than that
1 day 23 hrs
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Pickets

A picket (not "picketer") is a worker or group of workers who protest outside a building to prevent other workers from going inside, at least in the UK.
And, slightly off topic, there was a pop group called the Flying Pickets...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Pickets
Reference:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flying-picket

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/picket

Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree AllegroTrans
2 days 23 hrs
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Reference:

Se conoce como movimiento piquetero al movimiento de trabajadores desocupados surgido en Argentina a mediados de la década de 1990.

La denominación "piquetero" proviene del hecho de que los movimientos de desocupados principalmente tienen como forma de protesta social, la instalación de piquetes en lugares estratégicos, para imposibilitar total o parcialmente la circulación por calles, caminos o rutas.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piquetero
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree neilmac : So "picketer" would be a reverse calque...Interesting.
13 hrs
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