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Because it's their right. Why give that up for nothing?

Because doing it on Apple's slack channels gives Apple the identity of everyone and what they said? That seems like something you'd want to avoid.

Apple already knows everyone’s salary…

Apple banned the channel, I'd be surprised if they actually wanted the sort of info you're suggesting they might be after. At the very least, it suggests Apple doesn't think there's much benefit in having that info.

What do you think Apple would even do with it?

I agree, heck if I was the CEO I wouldn't want access just to prevent some rouge manager from doing something stupid.

Set up honey-pots to demonstrate labor abuses? Now there's something I can get behind.

Anything could be a honey pot but they're already posting on a service hosted by their employer... weird concern at that point.

Presumably Apple would remove the pin for the same reasons.