I always see comments like this, that states some data about unions and decreasing wages and rights, etc.<p>While I agree, I almost never see anyone going one step further and saying what can be done about it. &quot;Call your representatives!&quot; says many, but this is a mainly passive action that depends too much on faith in the incorruptibility of our representatives. We can continue to do this, but we need a more powerful and active direction.<p>With the tech bubble collapsing and people losing their jobs (especially with what&#x27;s currently happening in Silicon Valley), I think maybe it is time for a dedicated union for both engineers (us) and other employees. That is, some kind of active effort designed to spearhead these principles. How can this happen? HN readers are smart; we can organize ourselves, can&#x27;t we?