Attorneys for the city of Yakima and its police union battled in court Tuesday over an arbitrator's decision to reinstate a fired officer in a longstanding case that the union contends was retaliation for its refusal to go along with random drug testing of officers.

Officer Mike Rummel was fired in July 2005 for failing to comply with a disciplinary agreement that followed a series of alcohol-related incidents and contact with a former girlfriend.

The agreement went into effect after Rummel pleaded guilty to negligent driving.

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