is it a 'recommendation'?
like others on pprune forums, i have great respect for Litebulbs and his measured approach to this dispute. however, i cannot, and never have as a TU member in the past, seen any real benefit in the closed shop. surely, if you cannot convince people of the benefits of union membership, you should not coerce them into unwilling membership? how can that be justified?
likewise, as a dispassionate outsider, i believe the Unite statement falls very far short an endorsement of the offer. whether it constitutes a covert invitation to vote 'no' is a matter for individual interpretation.
on another aspect, i see the BA employee banned from wearing her (christian) cross is to take her case to the european court. This sits rather awkwardly with the various posts relating to yellow lanyards and pens being displayed by striking CC: a case of rather tangled double standards surely?