AFSCME President Lee Saunders has expressed strong opposition to the confirmation of Frank Bisignano as the head of the Social Security Administration. In a statement, Saunders criticized the Senate’s decision, arguing that it poses threats to Social Security.
“The Senate just escalated threats to Social Security by confirming Frank Bisignano, another billionaire CEO, to lead the agency,” Saunders stated. He highlighted Bisignano’s career focus on Wall Street elites and his lack of support for working families and retirees. According to Saunders, Bisignano could have opposed efforts to reduce Social Security services, close offices, and lay off workers but instead promises continuity in what he describes as “failed, destructive leadership.”
Saunders also mentioned Bisignano’s self-description as “fundamentally a DOGE person,” referring to Musk’s DOGE cryptocurrency and its potential risks to Americans’ private data.
Saunders further claimed that there is an agenda to weaken Social Security with intentions of justifying cuts and privatization. “Their playbook is clearly to break Social Security so they can justify further cuts and privatization,” he said. AFSCME members are committed to protecting retirement security and will remember leaders’ positions in this ongoing battle against what they perceive as a hostile takeover of Social Security.
