A database on Labor Relations in Education used to prepare several sections of this report is described, and datafiles are listed along with access information and several examples of information that can be obtained from the database. This special report includes exclusive interviews with top officials of the two major teacher unions--the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA). Also included are 20 pages of organizing literature from each of the unions and a tabulation of major contract settlements in which the AFT and NEA were involved. In addition, the report includes discussion and legal analysis of such issues as agency fees and dues checkoff, layoffs, and strikes. There is a separate chapter detailing developments in the civil liberties area, including sections on constitutional rights and discrimination by race, sex, religion, age, and handicap. Also included is a complete analysis of state legislative developments and a table of cases cited in the report. (MLF)