FLINT, MI -- More than 30 people occupied a McDonald’s lobby and picketed around the parking lot to protest for a minimum wage increase on Wednesday, April 3.

The McDonald's was located on Flint's east side.

The protesters consisted of groups of local fast food workers and members of Fight for $15, a coalition that advocates for higher wages and unionization of minimum wage employees. Organizers said while McDonald's has stopped lobbying against the increase, that isn't enough.

Michigan's current minimum wage is $9.45.

Flint resident Leai Richard, center, protests for a higher minimum wage alongside a few dozen cooks and cashiers on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

"I don't work for fun. I do this to support my son," said Flint resident Kira Lovelace as she held her 11-month-old James. "We're really struggling out here to make a living. They say we can make a career working at McDonald's, and they make all these promises that we can live a full life. I think that's false advertisement."

In addition to Flint protests will take place in Los Angeles, Calif.; St. Louis, Mo.; Kansas City, Mo.; Miami, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Chicago, Ill.; Durham, N.C.; and Memphis, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Wis.

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Detroit resident Betty Killingsworth, right, stands tall with about a few dozen cooks and cashiers marching throughout the parking lot on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, during a rally at McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Flint resident DeAngelo Price dances as he shouts out chants with a few dozen cooks and cashiers during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Flint resident Kira Lovelace, front, shouts out in protest while holding her 11-month-old son James, along with DanLisa Hamilton, back center of Flint, joining a few dozen cooks and cashiers during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Flint resident Ryan Morris, center, chants out "Hold the pickles, hold the fries! We want our wages supersized!" with about a few dozen cooks and cashiers marching through the parking lot on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, during a rally at McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Flint Police officers arrive during the lunchtime rush as a few dozen cooks and cashiers rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Flint resident Leai Richard shouts out in unison, "Hold the pickles! Hold the fries! Make our wages supersized!" with a few dozen cooks and cashiers during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Shadows of protestors playing snare drums line the sidewalk during the lunchtime rush as a few dozen cooks and cashiers rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Detroit resident Denise O'Bryant speaks out passionately for a raise during the lunchtime rush as a few dozen cooks and cashiers rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Flint resident Leai Richard, center, protests for a higher minimum wage alongside a few dozen cooks and cashiers on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Detroit resident Betty Killingsworth, right, shouts out in unison with a few dozen cooks and cashiers during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, marching through the parking lot around McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue during the lunchtime rush in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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Flint resident Kira Lovelace, who works at a McDonald's, speaks passionately about needing a raise to support her 11-month-old son James during the lunchtime rush as a few dozen cooks and cashiers rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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A few dozen cooks and cashiers shout out in unison during a rally on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, inside McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage increase, union rights and calling on the company not to just stop lobbying against them, but join in the request for a higher minimum wage. Protestors gathered at 10 total locations around the nation, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, among others. (Jake May | MLive.com)