Definition of workie:
(n) :
(slang) An intern.
(n) :
(chiefly Scotland) A worker, especially a manual labourer.
(n) :
(US politics, historical) Chiefly in the form Workie: a member or supporter of a Working Men's (or Workingmen's) Party, one of a number of political parties established in the United States in the early 19th century to further working class interests.