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Google laid off the YouTube Music team on Friday. The Alphabet Workers Union said members were paid as little as $19 an hour.
  • The entire YouTube Music team is out of a job after going on strike last year.
  • Some of the workers were lobbying for support for their union at an Austin City Council meeting.
  • A Google spokesperson said the move was a regular contract termination.

The entire YouTube Music team is out of a job as tensions rise at Google parent company, Alphabet.

The Alphabet Workers Union, which represents workers at Google's parent company, Alphabet, said Google laid off the YouTube Music team on Friday.