ðɪ ˈæfəl sˌiːˌaɪˈoʊ, θɹuː ɪts fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniən ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪðˌɪn ɹˈʌʃə, ɹˈʌnɪŋ pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz tə səpˈoːɹt ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt jˈuːniənz ðæt wɜːɹ əpˈoʊzd tə ðɪ ˌɛfˌɛnpˌiːˈɑːɹ.
The AFL–CIO, through its Free Trade Union Institute, operated within Russia, running programs to support independent unions that were opposed to the FNPR.