Definition of "workpeople"

So far there was not a hitch. The workpeople, to be sure — riggers and what not — were most annoyingly slow; but time cured that. It was the crew that troubled me.

1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883

A few trains, mostly at peak periods, will still terminate at Barnsley because the convenience to workpeople of their current times outweighs the advantages of through working.

1960 April, “Talking of trains: The new link at Barnsley”, in Trains Illustrated, page 197

One half of the supervisory Board should be appointed by the workpeople through trade union machinery, normally at company or combine level.

1978, John Elliott, Conflict or Co-operation?