Additionally, am I the only one who noted that for an organization that constantly whined about BA "muzzling" Cabin Crew they are certainly working hard to prevent their members from freely speaking to the Press
To be fair, this is sound advice from the union and maybe the only sensible thing that I have heard from BASSA in a long while. The standard BA contract has in it a clause about not talking to the press without authorisation from BA. Advising their members not to talk to the press could well save some hotheaded union members from placing themselves in a position where they end up in front of a disciplinary hearing.