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Feature Story 12 O C T O B E R 2 0 0 5 C A L I F O R N I A N U R S E The CNA House of Delegates approved some important bylaw changes intended to help stabi- lize and grow the organization, and also took some policy posi- tions through the passage of res- olutions to help guide our work. BYLAW AMENDMENTS PASSED INCLUDED: ✖ a reaffirmation of RN re- sponsibility for patient advocacy and CNA's core value of collec- tive patient advocacy ✖ authorization of the Board and Executive Director to negotiate on joining the AFL-CIO ✖ creation of a Council of Presidents, replacing the presi- dent and vice president posi- tions, to lead the organization ✖ creation of a new member mobilization fund to increase local activity and member participation ✖ elimination of the Govern- ment Relations Commission in favor of expanding the legisla- tive liaison program ✖ a strengthening of conflict of interest rules ✖ reaffirmation that the House of Delegates is the ulti- mate governing body for CNA ✖ authorization to conduct emergency board meetings by e-mail RESOLUTIONS PASSED SUPPORTED: ✖ a single standard of quality healthcare for all through a publicly-financed system ✖ a call for corporations and other wealthy individuals to pay their fair share of taxes and prioritization of national spend- ing toward healthcare, educa- tion, housing, and decent jobs instead of unnecessary military spending. ✖ a return to defined-benefit pension plans and opposition to Social Security privatization ✖ public campaign financing in state candidate elections to end the influence of corporate money in the process ✖ strengthening of labor laws ✖ the abolition of the North American Free Trade Agreement and other global trade pacts that expand corporate rights ✖ an immediate end to the war and U.S. occupation in Iraq ✖ a code of practice for the international recruitment of nurses ✖ expansion of public fund- ing for nursing education ✖ a commitment to provid- ing RN medical care to the Gulf Coast region and working to fix the underlying social problems laid bare by the disaster Following the convention, CNA's recently-elected board of direc- tors and officers were inducted into office for two-year terms*: President: Deborah Burger Vice President: Zenei Triunfo- Cortez Secretary: Malinda Markowitz Treasurer: Martha Kuhl Region 1: Relie Dema-Ala Region 2: Janice Webb Region 3: Sherri Stoddard Region 4: John Preston Harwood Region 5A: Leslie Hawkins Region 5B: Bonnie Martin Region 6A: Kathy Daniel Region 6B: Hilda Paraiso Region 7: Margie Keenan Region 8A: David Welch Region 8B: Elizabeth Pataki Region 8C: Kelly Di Giacomo Region 9A: Lauri Hoagland Region 9B: Phyllis Brown Region 9C: Trande Phillips Region 9D: Kathryn Donahue Region 10A: Martha Utz Region 10B: Greg Miller Region 10C: Barbara Williams Region 11A: Robert Marth, Jr. Region 11B: Jan Rodolfo Region 11C: Laura Miller Region 12A: Craig "Allen" Fitzpatrick Region 12B: Genel Morgan Region 12C: Diane Koorsones Region 12D: Maureen Dugan *All CNA elected officials are direct-care RNs DECISIONS, DECISIONS. What did delegates approve?