Minimum Wage Protests at McDonald's Headquarters

(26 May 2016) Thousands of protesters marched to McDonald's Corp. headquarters outside of Chicago in heavy rain and thunderstorms. They were marching and rallying demanding a higher wage and a union ahead of the fast-food giant's annual shareholders' meeting. Earlier in the day, the protests began Wednesday with a strike at the Rock N Roll McDonald's in Chicago. The nationwide push for a $15 minimum wage began in 2012. In the first quarter, McDonald's reported $1.1 billion in profits on sales of $5.9 billion. Organizers also set up tents to spend the night until the shareholders' meeting Thursday, when they planned more demonstrations. Home care, child care and other low-wage workers join the fast-food workers for the demonstrations. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...