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Escobar may no longer be head of the union, but he is still an LAFD firefighter. He says this week, he goes back to being a full-time captain at Fire Station Number 2 in Boyle Heights.

David Huerta, president of SEIU California and SEIU USWW speaks as California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the fast food bill AB1228 in Los Angeles, Sept. 28, 2023.

He’s a friend. He’s a great union leader,” SEIU Member and Retiree Kevin Doyle said. He said Huerta was injured and went to the hospital. “He was not in any way interfering,” Doyle said.