Trains and Training

Rail workers from the RMT union begin the first of two 48-hour walkouts in their pay dispute. We hear from the union's Assistant General Secretary John Leach, and Labour MP Andy McDonald tells Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll they can be both the party of unions and of business. Also in the show, as the latest employment data shows the labour market remains tight, can apprenticeships help solve the UK's skills shortage? Doniya Soni-Clark from Mulitverse joins us to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.