Conference |
Year |
Place |
President and General Secretary |
|
Merger Conference |
1984 |
Ice Sketting Rink- Kolkata |
Pres:- Niranjan Mukherjee Gen Sec:- Giridhari Goswami |
|
1st Conference |
1986 |
Rabindra Sarobar |
-Do- |
|
2nd Conference |
1988 |
Uttarpara, Hooghly |
Pres:- Niranjan Mukherjee Gen Sec:- S R Roy |
|
3rd Conference |
1989 |
Bijoygarh, Kolkata |
-Do- |
|
4th Conference |
1991 |
Siliguri |
Pres:- Sukhendu Ghosh Gen Sec:- S R Roy |
|
5th Conference |
1993 |
Abanmahal- Kolkata |
Pres:- Rabin Deb Gen Sec:- S R Roy |
|
6th Conference |
1995 |
Burdwan |
-Do- |
|
7th Conference |
1998 |
NRS Academy-Kolkata |
Pres:- Rabin Deb Gen Sec:- Arun Ghosal |
|
8th Conference |
2000 |
Barrackpur- 24 Pgs(N) |
-Do- |
|
9th Conference |
2002 |
Asansol |
-Do- |
|
10th Conference |
2004 |
Haltu- 24 Pgs(S) |
Pres:- Rabin Deb Gen Sec:- Ashim Dasgupta |
|
11th Conference |
2006 |
Uttarpara, Hooghly |
-Do- |
|
12th Conference |
2008 |
Barasat- 24 Pgs(N) |
-Do- |
|
13th Conference |
2010 |
Bagbazar-Kolkata |
Pres:- Rabin Deb Gen Sec:- Sumahan Chakraborty |
|
14th Conference |
2012 |
Burdwan |
-Do- |
|
15th Conference |
2014 |
Bijoygarh, Kolkata |
-Do- |
|
16th Conference |
2016 |
Diamond Harbour, 24 Pgs (S) |
Pres: Rabin Deb Gen Sec:- Arnab Nag |
|
17th Conference |
2018 |
Krishnanagar |
Pres: Sisir Saha Gen Sec: Arnab Nag |
West Bengal Medical and Sales Representatives’ Union (WBMSRU) was formed in 23rdSeptember 1984. The then prevailing two organizations for field workers namely WBCRU and WBSSRU merged together to form the biggest state unit of Sales Promotion Employees and WBMSRU emancipated at Ice Skettking Rink , Kolkata on 23rd September 1984. In 2010 total membership strength of WBMSRU was 11214, largest among all state units of its all India federation i.e. Federation Of Medical and Sales Representatives' Associations of India ( FMRAI ).
Here is a glimpse of different conferences of WBMSRU.
Since inception, aim of WBMSRU is to improve the service and working conditions of all Sales Promotion Employees working in the state of West Bengal. It is the objective of WBMSRU to achieve Legal, Bargaining and Trade Union rights for all SPEs through struggle and agitation in tune with its all India federation i.e. FMRAI. WBMSRU is thriving for emancipation of conceptual trade union movement of its members through regular meetings, seminars, conventions etc. The union is deeply associated with various programs called by different democratic platforms. WBMSRU is also regularly conducting and participating in different people awareness movement including protest against price rise of essential commodities, capitalists aggression , wide spread liberalization for MNCs in Indian market, sickening of public sector units.
WBMSRU exerted whistleblower role in medicine related movement for people’s welfare which has been acknowledged by cross section of society. WBMSRU demands reduction of medicine prices, wide spread availability of life savings drugs, people oriented drug policy, easy access of medicine and healthcare to the marginalized section, more number of medicines are to be brought under price control (DPCO), revival of drug manufacturing public sector units, stringent action against the companies who are involved in black marketing of medicines though unethical trade practices and marketing. The union also demands capital punishment for those involved in spreading of spurious drugs.