Phil Rumore | The Buffalo Chronicle

Mike Deely shows teachers how to waste $1.4 million

Mike Deely is the regional director of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the political arm of the state’s public teachers’ unions. He is tasked with spending million of dollars — from the paychecks of hardworking teachers in the classroom —

Teachers insist that NYSUT’s badly tarnished image demands a new public face

Now more than ever, teachers deserve a friendlier public face on a “pro-public education agenda” that has been badly disparaged by real estate developers and policy reformers. New York State’s teachers’ unions have a deplorable reputation — the result of a

Does operative Mike Deely have the temperament for political work, ask teachers

Teachers from across Western New York have been questioning the political leadership of Mike Deely — whose short temper and gruff demeanor make him unsuitable for such a sensitive and pivotal leadership position, some have argued. The Western region of