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.
Agreed. It's a shame that BASSA did not also give warning earlier to be careful about what members post on the cabin crew messageboards and social networking sites, as well as conduct at the workplace.