trade unionist vs worker

trade unionist and worker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trade unionist	Yes	No	No	No
worker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, worker is a hypernym of trade unionist; that is, worker is a word with a broader meaning than trade unionist:

trade unionist (noun)	worker (noun)
a worker who belongs to a trade union	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
	a person who works at a specific occupation
	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done