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The union's branches are organising a number of initiatives in different parts of the country on Saturday April 28 to take the message out to the public that 'racists have no place in Scotland'.
It's part of their UK-wide campaign to prevent the organisation building on its 2006 ballot gains.
UNISON has produced large numbers of leaflets and posters urging its members to be careful with their vote on May 3.
Scottish organiser Dave Watson said: "UNISON members care for the whole community in Scotland; we won't allow racists to wreck Scotland's economic and cultural future.
"The BNP preach their message of hate, but try to hide it under a veneer of respectability. They use lies and rumour to pedal myths about, migrant workers and asylum seekers.
"We have been working to expose those myths and welcome much needed workers into Scotland."
He pointed to a recent economic report which found the influx of migrant workers into Scotland had boosted the economy, saying that without them the building trade would collapse, the catering and tourist trade would suffer and the health service would fall apart.
With the new proportional representation system, particularly in the local elections, there is a danger that low turnout could lead to BNP candidates being elected by default, Mr Watson said.
"We are urging our members and the general public to get out and ensure they cannot destroy our democracy."
However, Dr Phil Edwards, National Press Officer for the BNP has accused UNISON of hippocracy.
He said: "Most members do not tell the union what political party they are in. There are many members in the union who support the BNP and they are appalled by this.
"It is not democratic for them to campaign against us but not stand for election themselves. They get hundreds of thousands of pounds of funding from other people's money - we haven't got any money.
"How can you define racism? We are not racists - we are race realists."
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