This is the 16th publication in an annual series intended to provide New Jersey board members and administrators who are representing their district in negotiations with the latest information on legal developments affecting negotiations, practical advice on bargaining strategy and tactics, and a handy source of reference for important case law. In this issue, the first feature article discusses the scope of negotiations, discipline, and agency shop, along with recent federal developments affecting the bargaining process, such as the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 and the court-ordered extension of the Fair Labor Standards Act requirements to state and local government employers. The next article discusses the effects of New Jersey's Teacher Quality Employment Act on labor relations within the state. Following this are articles on the following topics: pitfalls of comparability data, the respective roles of the union and supervisory units at the bargaining table, and determination of the appropriate supervisory bargaining unit. The publication concludes with an annotated list of recent legal decisions affecting negotiations, a selected bibliography, and a revised critical analysis of the sample agreement provided for its members by the New Jersey Education Association. (TE)