I'm in Oregon – the contract explicitly states that if we talk about our wages we'll get fired. It also states that it any part of the contract is deemed illegal, the whole contract is not void.
I don't have a copy of it but I would like one to send to the labor board or something assuming it's illegal in Oregon.
The owner is super scummy – I know for a fact I make more than my manager I was hired on under (only by 50 cents, but that's absolutely scummy and disgusting to underpay some old person that's worked for a company loyally for, like, a decade).
Essentially I guess this boils down to what would be a good way to ask for a copy and not have them immediately retaliate when I send a copy to the labor board?