Talks between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three pick up speed with a massive deadline looming.

This image provided by General Motors shows the GM Logo. (General Motors via AP)DETROIT – General Motors plans to move around groups of salaried workers in Michigan to “increase collaboration” among its teams, the automaker announced Thursday. GM stressed its global headquarters will remain at the RenCen and it’s an “important element” of the automaker’s future. We are seeking to maintain the benefits of remote work, while also ensuring our teams get the benefit of in-person collaboration,” reads a statement from GM on Thursday. It has been more than a year now since GM asked thousands of employees to work from home, if possible, when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic swept the globe.

Ivanka Trump is scheduled to be in Michigan on Wednesday for a tour at a General Motors facility. According to the White House, Ivanka Trump will tour GMs Technical Learning University at the Global Tech Center in Warren with Marry Barra, GM chairman and CEO, on Wednesday, Sept. 2. (She will) learn more about GMs programs to improve the technical ability of their skilled trades workers and manufacturing engineers, reads a statement from the White House. Prioritizing the American worker and their family is the top priority, and Im proud to visit General Motors Technical Learning University, where workers are learning on-the-job while earning a paycheck. Detroit, GM, and the talented GM workforce are ensuring the great American comeback is underway and Im looking forward to seeing firsthand, reads a statement from Ivanka Trump.

Michigan is a battleground state state for the 2020 presidential election, which makes it a popular place for candidates and their representatives to visit. The presidents daughter and advisor, Ivanka Trump, toured a General Motors facility in Warren Wednesday. GM CEO Mary Barra joined Deputy Commerce Secretary Karen Dunn Kelly and Ivanka Trump at the new GM Technical Learning University, where GM employees keep their skills current. Weve invested in a training facility, Barra said. This is a nice continuation of what weve been doing in this space in the most important resource of this country, which is our people, whether they be students or workers, Trump said.

Ivanka Trump is scheduled to be in Michigan this week for a tour at a General Motors facility. According to the White House, Ivanka Trump will tour GMs Technical Learning University at the Global Tech Center in Warren with Marry Barra, GM chairman and CEO, on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The group will meet apprentices and employees on campus and interact with a number of manufacturing and educational stations at the Technical Learning University.Ivanka Trump holds an advisor role in her fathers administration. Prioritizing the American worker and their family is the top priority, and Im proud to visit General Motors Technical Learning University, where workers are learning on-the-job while earning a paycheck. Detroit, GM, and the talented GM workforce are ensuring the great American comeback is underway and Im looking forward to seeing firsthand, reads a statement from Ivanka Trump.