Sears had been engaged in blocking unions from the AFL Retail Clerks union throughout the 1930s .
Shefferman had been a member of the original NLRB , and became director of employee relations at Chicago - based Sears , Roebuck and Company .
Sears , Roebuck and Company had been engaged in blocking unions from the AFL Retail Clerks union throughout the 1930s .
Shefferman had been a member of the original NLRB , and became director of employee relations at Chicago - based Sears , Roebuck and Company .