Update — Police in Boston arrested eight fast food workers and one organizer for blocking traffic at an intersection sometime after noon.
Police arrest Boston fast food workers conducting sit-in (pic via @massuniting) http://t.co/a741M2MOgq
Police in Detroit and New York handcuffed dozens of protestors demanding higher wages for fast food workers on Thursday.
Local media in Detroit reported that at least 25 to 40 people were arrested as a large group of protestors blocked an avenue outside a McDonald's restaurant.
#BREAKING: 72 @detroitpolice officers are here now. Close to 40 arrests made. Live report at 7:30am
At least three protestors wearing McDonald's uniforms in New York were arrested as they stood in the middle of street on Times Square, the Associated Press reported.
More arrests outside of Mc Donald's 56th street. Follows 19 in AM. Calls for $15 an hour min wage.
Detroit police said they arrested protestors for preventing traffic from passing through.
Two strikers arrested for blocking traffic. #strikefastfood
Thursday's protests, planned across 150 cities in the U.S., are part of the "Fight for $15" campaign which demands fast food workers be paid a minimum of $15 per hour.
The workers are also demanding the right to form a union without retaliation.
Boston fast food workers sit in the intersection of Mill and Washington Sts #SrikeFastFood
Large groups of protestors chanted and held signs in English and Spanish as they blocked streets in front of fast food restaurants.
The protests, planned by labor organizers, first began in 2012 and take on different forms every few months.
Organizers said Thursday's protests were planned as a non-violent civil disobedience movement.
Hundreds of people are expected to participate in the nationwide protests.
Fast food workers are among the lowest-paid employees in the U.S., according to this report by FiveThirtyEight.
They make anywhere between $15,000 to $19,000 a year for 40 hours a week. Most of them earn little over the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
President Obama brought attention to the campaign in a speech on Labor Day.
