I'm not sure if it'd be a model for engineers and tech people in the Bay Area to follow, but as an engineer in the PNW I've always been a big fan of the union that represents engineers at many of Boeing's facilities: https://www.speea.org/Homepage/Affliations.html. Anecdotally, I heard it is part of the reason for some of the better work hours and benefits, including often being extra for any work over 40 hours per week.
I'm not sure if it'd be a model for engineers and tech people in the Bay Area to follow, but as an engineer in the PNW I've always been a big fan of the union that represents engineers at many of Boeing's facilities: https://www.speea.org/Homepage/Affliations.html. Anecdotally, I heard it is part of the reason for some of the better work hours and benefits, including often being extra for any work over 40 hours per week.