Margery Carey, MBE (14 October 1938 – 23 January 2012)[1] was a British trade unionist and served as President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) from 1997 to 2006.
[2] Carey joined the USDAW in 1972, whilst working at Vernons Pools,[2] and was appointed as an area organiser in 1978.
[3] She was promoted to Divisional Officer for the union's North West region in February 1990 and continued in that position until she retired in 2001.
[3] She also served as a member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress from 1998 until 2006[4] and was awarded an MBE in 1998 "for services to industrial relations".
[3] After retiring, Carey was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and became active in the Merseyside branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, serving as a branch committee member.