California Nurses Association

About California Nurses Association

The California Nurses Association (CNA) is a labor union and professional association of Registered Nurses in the United States. CNA has a four-member Council of Presidents, currently including Deborah Burger, RN; Zenei Cortez, RN; Geri Jenkins, RN; and Malinda Markowitz, RN. The executive director of the CNA is long-time labor leader Rose Ann DeMoro. Its affiliated National Nurses Organizing Committee is a national professional association and labor union for Registered Nurses.

The CNA is a primary national organizational advocate of House Resolution 676.

Founded in 1903 as the California State Nurses Association, the California Nurses Association is well known for its long history of advocacy for direct care registered nurses and patient care protections. On the national level, CNA is at the forefront of HR 676 advocacy.