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New WA law could fill healthcare gap for striking Boeing workers

At the beginning of October, Boeing cut off company-paid healthcare coverage for tens of thousands of striking Boeing machinists and their families. But, as KNKX’s Mayowa Aina reports, a new Washington state law could fill the gap.

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Mayowa Aina is a former KNKX producer and reporter who worked on The Walk Home, a national award-winning podcast. Mayowa also covered cost-of-living and affordability issues in Western Washington, focusing on how people do (or don't) make ends meet, impacts on residents' earning potential and proposed solutions for supporting people living at the margins of our community.