Verizon will be cancelling health insurance for striking workers on May 1, the Communications Workers of America said Tuesday night.

The CWA will cover needed medical expenses of its members, but the union provides health insurance coverage in certain cases such as when a union member is seriously ill or needs a medical procedure. Click here to see what the CWA says.

“Our employees have been notified that their healthcare coverage will end on April 30, and that’s fully compliant with federal law,” Verizon spokesman Ray McConville said. “Employees on strike do have the option of seeking coverage under Cobra (the federal law that allows people to keep paying for their health insurance they lost through work).”

Here is what the CWA tells its members how to deal with the insurance issue: PLEASE CANCEL AND PLAN TO RESCHEDULE ANY WELL DOCTOR VISITS, ELECTIVE PROCEDURES AND DENTAL CLEANING/EXAMS THAT ARE SCHEDULED AFTER MAY 1, 2016.

Striking workers can start collecting unemployment after about two months.

The last Verizon worker strike only lasted two weeks. This strike, which again is over failed contract negotiations, is already into its second week. The last strike ended before health insurance was cancelled for strikers.

There are about 800 local Verizon workers on strike.