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I understand HAL has over 100 CJOs in its own pool. Not sure if they merge CJOs while certificates are separate or how that goes down. Apparently Alaska has told us to meet our needs for hiring in the meantime, which makes sense.
I've never heard of CJO's getting anything in an SLI.
CJO's only stand for the original certificate that issued them. When you get hired post merger announcement, it's strict DOH for seniority. You would only be assigned to the certificate that issued the CJO, while the certificates are still separate (it takes a couple years typically to actually merge certs). At least that's how it worked in the past.
If your priority is your domicile location, for family or whatever reason, take a class date with the certificate that's most likely to get you to that base sooner.
Otherwise if you're flexible, take the first class date you can get on either certificate. That will get you the best possible seniority position.