International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers : Local Lodge 2003: Machinists Union Wary on Tanker Rebid Rules Machinists Union Wary on Tanker Rebid Rules ================================================================================ IAM&AW International on July 10, 2008 01:41pm Washington, D.C., July 10, 2008 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is calling on Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to ensure the new round of bidding for the Air Force refueling tanker contract does not include any residual bias from the initial competition, which contained significant errors and was heavily skewed toward the Airbus tanker.