Workers who lose their health insurance due to a strike or labor dispute are eligible to apply for health and dental insurance through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange thanks to new legislation, SB 5632, passed during the 2024 legislative session sponsored by Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines). Workers who lose health care coverage due to a strike now have a 60-day special enrollment period before and after employer coverage ends to shop for a health or dental plan on Washington Healthplanfinder. For those Boeing workers now on strike, whose health care coverage is expected to end September 30th, that means they can apply for a plan immediately that will go into effect when their employer coverage ends at the end of ...
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President Pro Tempore, Chair of Labor & Commerce Committee
Sen. Karen Keiser represents Washington’s 33rd Legislative District, which contains a number of suburban cities south of Seattle, including SeaTac, Kent, Des Moines and Burien. As President Pro Tempore, she presides over the Washington State Senate when the lieutenant governor is unavailable. And as chair of the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, she champions policies that help working families and improve women’s economic security.
Read Sen. Keiser’s full biography here.
