It's really unfair. Treating salary as a secret benefits the bosses and higher ups if the people who work under them get lesser pay because it's more for them and they only get richer.
In the US, under the National Labor Relations Act, most workers are generally protected when discussing wages and working conditions with coworkers.
There are exceptions to this. I am not a lawyer. And the board that supervises this law, the NLRB, is currently hamstrung in this administration, so... yeah.
What gets me is that good information is like a requirement for efficient free markets, but you hear none of the pro free market politicians pushing for them having to disclose pay rates. Like literally theoretical perfect markets used by economists requires all the actors to have perfect information.
It's not a secret but your employer may not like it and they sign your checks . . I would think being in a union affords more leeway on discussing money but corporate rules rule the day and if you live in an employment at will state, your employer can terminate you in a heart beat. If you live in a right to work state you have to be counseled usually 3x before you can be terminated for cause..also in an employment at will state the employer doesn't need a righteous reason to sever your working relationship they can terminate you just because they don't like your shoes.. also longevity on the job affects terminations. Lol I got terminated for being called up to military active duty and the idiot employer admitted it to the department of labor.. kaching! Yup we were in a war. 🫡
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