Danny W. Tuey, and Leslie A. Dehaven v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, Donald L. Scott, William G. Gillespie, Archie T. Lawrence v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor

726 F.2d 537 Danny W. TUEY, and Leslie A. Dehaven, Petitioners, v. Raymond J. DONOVAN, Secretary of Labor, Respondent. Donald L. SCOTT, William G. Gillespie, Archie T. Lawrence, Petitioners, v. Raymond J. DONOVAN, Secretary of Labor, Respondent. Nos. 82-7247, 82-7482. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 14, 1983. Decided Feb. 22, 1984. John William Cumming, Eureka, Cal., David S. Krueger, Stokes, Steeves, Warren, Jensen & Cissna, Arcata, Cal., for petitioners. Edwin W. Tyler, Sec. of Labor, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Petition to Review a Decision of the Assistant Secretary of Labor. Before KENNEDY, REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, * District Judge. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 Petitioners seek review of decisions by the Assistant Secretary of Labor denying them benefits that are available to displaced lumber industry workers under Title II of the Redwood National Park Expansion Act (Redwood Act), Pub.L. No. 95-250, 92 Stat. 163 (1978). 1 We hold that the Assistant Secretary acted unreasonably in interpreting the relevant statutory language so as to deny petitioners those benefits. In doing so, we reject his conclusion that…