According to cabincrew.com, the CC concerned refused to remove the tags after being told by the aircraft captain to do so, so it is likely the suspension is for questioning/refusing the captain's authority rather than for wearing the tags in the first place.
Would this be a sacking offense? If it is, really stupid, volunteering to be a sacked martyr, but if it warrants merely a warning, makes a self sacrifice scenario seem even more likely, and if so, those behind it, even if no longer a majority of the BASSA committee, are determined to stir up feelings at the branch meeting.
Or are we just looking for melodrama where none exists?