Protestors will sound off against McDonald's CEO Donald Thompson and other higher-ups during Thursday's annual shareholder meeting.
According to the Associated Press, demonstrators hope to form individual unions and gain $15 an hour wage increases. Topics for discussion will also range from worker pay to marketing during the event's question and answer portion at the company's Oak Brook, Ill., headquarters.
Over 2,000 protestors have already been out in full force for the rally, including hundreds of McDonald's workers dressed in company apparel.
According to USA Today, 140 workers, 500 employees from other fast food companies, 50 clergy members and several community activists have also congregated outside the meeting's location to show their disapproval with the company.
"I want, I want, I want my $15," the participants chanted.
138 attendees have even been arrested for reportedly refusing to leave another property by McDonald's suburban Chicago-based headquarters. Other demonstration-related issues forced corporate employees to work from home, Wednesday.
The company is collaborating with the Oak Brook Police Department to help ease traffic jams and handle other snafus that might have stemmed from the activity, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
"We've adjusted work schedules for our employees and access to our facilities to assist the Oak Brook Police Department and address the protests and the related traffic congestion," McDonald's spokeswoman Heidi Barker Sa Shekhem said.
The company will also vote on how much it should pay executives.
One Kansas City, Mo., worker said she believes executives don't deserve higher pay than employees who keep company's restaurant locations functioning.
"They're making billions ... but we sweep their floors, take out their trash and service their customers," Melinda Tope said. "We don't deserve to live in poverty and to worry about our lights being cut off."
McDonald's CEO Don Thompson reportedly earned $9.5 million in 2013.
National and International fast food employees have previously held protests to fight for pay higher than their current $7.25 an hour, which amounts to $15,000 a year.
