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Defiance, Inc. Announces U.A.W. Contract Ratification

24 November 1998

Defiance, Inc. Announces U.A.W. Contract Ratification

    CLEVELAND, Nov. 23 -- Defiance, Inc. today
announced that its Defiance Precision Products, Inc. subsidiary and United
Auto Workers Local 638 reached agreement on a new three-year contract which
will expire in November 2001.  The members of Local 638 ratified the new
contract in a vote Saturday morning.  The new agreement covers approximately
240 employees at two production facilities located in Defiance, Ohio.
    Benjamin A. Scherschel, president and chief operating officer of the
Defiance Precision Products subsidiary, said, "Both the union and the company
have demonstrated their commitment to working in partnership toward our shared
goals.  This agreement is a clear sign of the cooperative spirit that exists
between Precision Products and the UAW.  It will allow the company to continue
growing our business and improving our competitive position."  Scherschel
called the contract a "win-win" agreement, and praised the work of the
negotiating teams for both parties.
    Defiance, headquartered in Cleveland, is a manufacturer of specialty anti-
friction bearings and metal prototype dies and parts, and provides testing and
tooling development services to the U.S. motor vehicle industry.  Defiance's
internet address is http://www.defiance-inc.com.