In response to the report, a resolution was adopted at the 1946 ANA Convention to establish an economic and general welfare program. The program provided guidelines and assistance to State Nurses Associations (SNAs), now called Constituent Nurses Associations (CNAs), for promoting the economic security of nurses and engaging in CB. Subsequent certification of ANA as a labor organization in 1949 paved the way for SNAs to represent registered nurses as their bargaining agents.