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Union workers want unpaid benefits from New York demolition firm
A local union group has filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against a Syracuse company, alleging the firm failed to pay fringe benefits to employees who completed demolition work at the BayerCrop Science plant in Institute. Federal Magistrate Mary E. Stanley signed off on a [...]


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2011/02/03/union-seeks-bianchi-recompense/

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Collective stupidity causes chimney demolition fail.
As regular readers of DemolitionNews will testify, demolishing chimneys using mechanical and explosive techniques can be problematic. But it appears that the challenges extend even to manual demolition means, as this video from an unnamed location (presumably in Eastern Europe) illustrates beautifully:


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2011/02/04/video-how-not-to-demolish-a-chimney/

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Work stalled until US Coast Guard gives green light.
It is a story that is threatening to run as long as the bridge it features has stood. But the ongoing battle to demolish the Bellaire Bridge has hit another stumbling block: The general contractor on the demolition job said the U.S. Coast Guard will [...]


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2011/02/05/coast-guard-holds-key-to-bellaire-progress/