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| McDonald's vacates headquarters due to worker protests | McDonald's vacates headquarters due to worker protests |
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| Thousands of protesters marched on a McDonald's campus that houses its Hamburger University training facility, demanding higher wages for workers. | |
| The site of the planned protest was changed after McDonald's vacated its headquarters in the US state of Illinois after consulting with police. | The site of the planned protest was changed after McDonald's vacated its headquarters in the US state of Illinois after consulting with police. |
| Protesters want the fast food giant pay a minimum wage of $15 (£9) per hour, double the US federal minimum wage. | Protesters want the fast food giant pay a minimum wage of $15 (£9) per hour, double the US federal minimum wage. |
| The company's annual shareholder meeting is scheduled for Thursday. | The company's annual shareholder meeting is scheduled for Thursday. |
| The closure affected one of five McDonald's corporate buildings and about 3,000 employees. | The closure affected one of five McDonald's corporate buildings and about 3,000 employees. |
| Ongoing effort | Ongoing effort |
| Protesters - which included a few hundred McDonald's workers - said they were seeking to highlight how low wages have exacerbated income inequality in the US. | Protesters - which included a few hundred McDonald's workers - said they were seeking to highlight how low wages have exacerbated income inequality in the US. |
| The protest was planned before the annual shareholder meeting, where a vote is expected on executive pay. | The protest was planned before the annual shareholder meeting, where a vote is expected on executive pay. |
| Last year, chief executive Don Thompson was paid $9.5m. | Last year, chief executive Don Thompson was paid $9.5m. |
| Shareholders in Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle recently rejected an executive pay plan for the firm's co-chief executives, Steve Ells and Monty Moran, who earned $25.1m and $24.4m, respectively, last year. | Shareholders in Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle recently rejected an executive pay plan for the firm's co-chief executives, Steve Ells and Monty Moran, who earned $25.1m and $24.4m, respectively, last year. |
| Fast-food workers and labour organisers have been protesting since 2012 in an effort to boost wages and win worker rights, such as paid sick leave. | Fast-food workers and labour organisers have been protesting since 2012 in an effort to boost wages and win worker rights, such as paid sick leave. |
| Last week, they organised a global walk out in more than 250 cities to highlight what they say are the difficulties facing low-paid restaurant employees. | Last week, they organised a global walk out in more than 250 cities to highlight what they say are the difficulties facing low-paid restaurant employees. |
| US President Barack Obama has pushed Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour from $7.25, however he has faced stiff opposition from Republicans. | US President Barack Obama has pushed Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour from $7.25, however he has faced stiff opposition from Republicans. |
| According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fast-food workers in the US earn about $8.83 per hour, or $18,400 per year if they are working a full 40-hour work week. | According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fast-food workers in the US earn about $8.83 per hour, or $18,400 per year if they are working a full 40-hour work week. |
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