Over 100 McDonald's workers and activists were arrested Wednesday as they protested low wages at the company's headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois.

McDonald's is holding its annual shareholders meeting at their suburban-Chicago headquarters. Protesters are expected to be marching near entrances to the campus.

The company has already asked corporate workers to work from home in anticipation of protests Thursday. A heavy police presence greeted some 2,000 protestors at the company's headquarters on Thursday, with some police dressed in riot gear.

McDonald's and workers of other fast-food chains have been voicing their claims about low wages since 2012. They are demanding a minimum wage of $15 per hour as well as the right to form unions. 

Protests have occurred in over 150 cities across the U.S. Fast-food workers make 1,200 times less than CEOs in their industry. The average McDonald's worker makes $8.25 per hour, that's just $1 per hour more than the federal minimum wage.

Before the annual meeting Thursday, protesters were outside McDonald's headquarters again chanting "I want, I want, I want my $15."

Activists and disgruntled workers that are able to gain access to the meeting plan to use the question and answer session to ask about their low wages.

Asked about the protests, McDonald's didnt offer much of an explanation.

"We respect everyone's rights to peacefully protest," the company said. "We are focused on welcoming our shareholders to McDonald's annual meeting."   

With their wages remaining low and executive pay continuing to rise, McDonald's workers won't be happy that over 93 percent of investors approved the high pay of CEO Don Thompson. Thompson made $9.5 million in total compensation in 2013.

"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."

McDonald's workers are fighting back against the low pay as compared to the company executives.

"And these workers are here to look shareholders in the face and say, 'We do work for you, we are growing and we're not going to live in poverty while you sit here and take home billions of dollars in profit,'" Fells said.