“Navalny’s Trade Union” was part of Alexei Navalny’s campaign to enforce Vladimir Putin’s “May decrees” on raising salaries for public-sector employees.
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Putin had pledged that the salaries of teachers, doctors, and other state employees would be tied to the average wage in their region. In practice, those promises were often ignored or manipulated. The project allowed public sector workers to check whether they were being paid what the government had officially promised. By entering their salary information, users could calculate how much they should legally be earning under the decrees. If their salary fell below the required level, the website helped generate formal complaints that could be submitted to employers and state authorities. In this way, a political promise made by Putin was turned into a concrete legal demand. The project later led to the creation of independent labor unions, including the Doctors’ Alliance and the Teachers’ Alliance, as well as organizations representing other professional groups. Union representatives across different regions of Russia helped defend the rights of public sector workers and provided legal assistance to employees facing pressure or labor violations.