In fact the memo was released twice. The first one taking a big, childish dig at AIPA, the second one 10 minutes later with that entire paragraph removed.
One version for pilots, another version for all employees, thats all. Check whos in the "to" line.
A very shallow dig at trying to turn pilots against AIPA. Granted, Reg does seem to have trouble understanding who the "Qantas Pilots Union" actually represents. Maybe someone should point out to him what the letters A.I.P.A actually stand for.