EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Boeing's workers aren't taking the news of the Air Force tanker deal well.

A few dozen have started protesting outside a Machinists Union hall in Everett. They had signs made up to celebrate getting the contract - but they're not using them, since the deal went to Airbus and Northrop Grumman.

Instead, the workers made up new signs, saying "American workers equal best tankers," and "Our military deserves the best."

Stosh Tomala, a flight line mechanic who has worked for Boeing for 20 years, says the Machinists are upset because they believe Boeing builds the best tankers, and they expect to lose jobs over this.