In a prelude to protests planned for the McDonald's annual shareholders meeting Thursday morning, police arrested 139 protesters on Wednesday afternoon outside McDonald's world headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill.

Oak Brook police said protesters arrested for criminal trespass were from a group of 101 McDonald's workers and 38 clergy and union activists who chose to cross a police barricade.

Workers chanted "Hey McDonald's You Can't Hide, We Can See Your Greedy Side," and "No Big Macs, No Fries, Make our Wage Supersize," as the arrests were made.

The Oak Brook Police Department was assisted by several surrounding-area departments, said Officer George Peterson, a department spokesman.

Some of those arrested were uniform-wearing McDonald's employees who had come for the protest from 33 U.S. cities. Also arrested was Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, according to the union. Police could not immediately confirm that. The union is the financial and logistical backer for Fast Food Forward, the group organizing the protests.

Workers and activists — who demand $15-per-hour pay and the right for fast-food workers to try to unionize without retaliation — say they have focused on McDonald's because of its size and influence. "Workers are taking on the biggest, baddest, richest in the $200 billion fast-food industry," says Kendall Fells, leader of Fast Food Forward. "If we can bring McDonald's to the table, the road ahead will be a lot easier."

The Rev. Dr. William Barber II, head of the NAACP's North Carolina chapter, led the march onto the sprawling McDonald's campus. "We can't treat corporations like people, and people like things," he said. "A living wage is a moral mandate, and it's time for McDonald's to pay fast-food workers their just due now."

Fast Food Forward officials said more than 2,000 gathered for Wednesday's protest. McDonald's officials estimated the crowd at 600, and Oak Brook Police estimated the crowd at 1,000 to 1,500. Department spokeswoman Erica Huff said they arrived in 32 buses.

Wednesday started out as a day of cat-and-mouse among the group, police and McDonald's. The protest was planned for McDonald's U.S. headquarters building, but police closed a key road, and McDonald's had advised workers at that building to work from home.

When protesters arrived to a mostly empty parking lot, they opted to move to the other side of the campus to the company's world headquarters.

McDonald's said it has no plans to make any changes for Thursday's annual meeting. "Folks have a right to protest peacefully and express their views," says spokeswoman Heidi Barker Sa Shekhem. "We're gearing up for our annual business meeting tomorrow and welcoming our shareholders to campus."

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據(jù)《今日美國報》網(wǎng)站報道，周三（5月21日）下午在伊利諾伊州橡樹溪麥當勞全球總部大樓外，警方逮捕了139名示威者，他們原定計劃周四上午在麥當勞股東年會再次舉行抗議活動。

橡樹溪警方稱，包括101麥當勞員工、38名神職人員以及工會激進分子在內(nèi)的示威人群穿過警戒路障，涉嫌非法入侵而被捕。

員工們被捕時高喊：“嘿，麥當勞你不要隱藏，我們能看到你貪婪的一面，”以及“不要巨無霸漢堡！不要炸薯條！給我們加工資！”

警方發(fā)言人喬治·皮特森警官稱：橡樹溪警方是在周圍地區(qū)幾個部門的協(xié)助下開展工作。

被逮捕的部分示威者是來自美國33個城市身穿統(tǒng)一制服的麥當勞員工。據(jù)服務職工國際聯(lián)盟稱，該聯(lián)盟主席瑪麗·凱·亨利也被捕了。警方無法立即確認。該聯(lián)盟向組織抗議的快餐前進Fast Food Forward) 運動提供財政和物資援助。

無報復之意只是為嘗試組建快餐業(yè)工會，要求給快餐員工增至時薪15美元的麥當勞員工和激進分子說：由于麥當勞規(guī)模以及影響力，所以他們主要針對的是麥當勞?？觳颓斑M（Fast Food Forward) 領導人肯德爾說：“員工在擁有資產(chǎn)2000億美元而且最大規(guī)模、最糟糕也最有錢的快餐業(yè)上班。如果我們能夠讓麥當勞公司出面解決問題，前面的路會容易很多?！?/p>

（美國）全國有色人種協(xié)會（簡稱NAACP）北卡協(xié)會主席Rev. Dr. William Barber II帶領游行隊伍進入了麥當勞公司大院。他說：“我們即不能把企業(yè)當成人看，也不能把人當物看。最低生活保障金只是一種道德準則，現(xiàn)在該是麥當勞按時給員工支付工資的時候?！?/p>

快餐前進（Fast Food Forward)官員稱周三的抗議者多達2000人。麥當勞官員估計600人，而橡樹溪警方估計1000至1500人。美國國務院發(fā)言人艾瑞卡說，示威者來時乘坐32輛大巴。

周三開始了示威者、警方以及麥當勞三方之間貓捉老鼠的一天?？棺h活動原定計劃在麥當勞美國總部大樓舉行，但是警方關閉了主干道，而且麥當勞也曾規(guī)勸大樓里的員工在家工作。

在示威者抵達空蕩蕩的停車場時，他們選擇從另一個入口進入公司全球總部的大院。

據(jù)麥當勞說，周四的年度股東大會不打算更改。發(fā)言人Heidi Barker Sa Shekhem說 ：“人們有權進行和平示威游行以及表達他們的觀點。我們正在籌備明天的年度業(yè)務會議，而且歡迎我們的股東到公司全球總部的大院來 ?！?/p>