Wage protesters bring McDonald's Illinois headquarters to a standstill

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Protesters rallying for fair wages for fast food employees on Wednesday brought traffic near McDonald's headquarters in a Chicago suburb to a standstill.

The rally was held on the first of two days of planned demonstrations to coincide with the company's annual shareholder meeting, which will take place on Thursday. McDonald's was forced to close a restaurant near the Oak Brook, Illinois, location of its corporate headquarters, and encouraged employees at one of its office buildings to work from home

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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the fast food giant's headquarters on Wednesday, calling for a $15 minimum wage and unionization of McDonald's workforce. They started about half a mile away from the office building, and later marched toward it at noon, local time Read more...

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