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Sonia Moseley Retires

As executive vice president of UNAC/UHCP, Moseley has led union negotiations on behalf of 3,500 registered nurses in Southern California.After more than 30 years of fighting for the rights of nurses, Sonia Moseley, RNP, has announced her retirement. Many of us cannot imagine a UNAC negotiation, a nurse organizing effort or an UNA Nurse Congress without Sonia being there. She has been at the forefront of every battle and campaign to improve working conditions for nurses since the inception of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) in the early 1970s. She has been the face of, and voice for, unionized nurses in the halls of Congress, at the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and at the bargaining table. Her influence has been felt in state politics, federal policy debates and national nurse regulatory agendas.

Moseley’s expertise is widely sought. Moseley has testified before The Institute of Medicine on nurse workforce issues. She sits on the Nurse Advisory Committee of JCAHO. And, most important to us (!) she is a founding member of UNA’s Nurse Advisory Committee.

Moseley’s most visible role is that of executive vice president and organizing director of UNAC/UHCP. She is also vice president for nursing for the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. But while many of her activities have taken place in the public eye, she is also a trusted advisor in behind-the-scenes consultations with union leaders. AFSCME International President Gerald W. McEntee summed it up when he said, “Sonia is a leader and somebody I rely on. I know when she offers advice, or suggests a course of action, I can follow her without a second thought. I have unquestioning confidence in her judgment and have frequently benefited from her wise counsel. I will miss her insights, her intellect and her friendship. I wish her the best.”

And so do we, Sonia. On behalf of all the UNA nurses, we thank you for your unwavering commitment and dedication to nurses in California and across the country. Good luck with the next chapter of your life!

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