The days of contracts taking years to hash out are gone, especially at the regionals or similar like Breeze. When you are at the bottom of the pile fighting for pilots, the market sets your contract, not negotiations. Just look at the pay increases at some regionals lately.
My money is on the government stepping in and reducing the barriers to entry (1500hr rule) before too many failures. They’ll probably also stretch retirement age as well while they are re-writing regulation.