• Article Name - the specific article in the contract

• Status - where we are in negotiations on this article

• TA Proposal - if we have a Tentative agreement, this is the agreed-upon language

• Latest Proposal - most recent proposal on this article, from either Admin or GEO

• GEO’s Latest Proposal - the most recent proposal on this article from GEO

• Admin’s Latest Proposal - the most recent proposal on this article from Admin

Package proposals - Packaging proposals involves making concessions by placing highly prioritized issues for one side in a package with other issues they’re willing to compromise on, with the condition that the proposal comes as a whole and is not breakable. The other side should also make counter-package proposals.

Tentative Agreement (TA) - In bargaining, TA stands for Tentative Agreement (not Teaching Assistant). A TA is a proposal, or package of proposals, that both parties have signed off on and agree will be in the final contract. Once something is TA’d it’s “off the table,” meaning neither side can make any more changes to it.