“Restore trust.” CT Senate GOP on UConn Health Nursing Staff Morale

Sen. Henri Martin, Sen. Heather Somers, Sen. Jeff Gordon and Sen. Stephen Harding today issued the following statement regarding UConn Health abruptly reversing a controversial plan to cut pay for more than 250 nurses. (Related story: https://www.courant.com/2025/06/28/uconn-health-changes-course/)

“Despite this reversal, UConn Health now has a major staff morale problem in addition to its perennial budget problem.

Frontline UConn Health nurses are now justifiably suspicious and distrusting, and that points to management at the highest levels.

We call on UConn’s top administrators to take immediate steps to address this. Lead by example. Communicate with staff. Address the obscenely high upper level management salaries throughout the university.

UConn Health already receives an enormous amount of money from overburdened state taxpayers.

Make common sense and wide-ranging salary cuts throughout upper management. Restore trust.”