Statement I.The ultimate collective bargaining weapon of an employer is the ability to take a strike.
Statement II.Nearly 25% of all collective bargaining negotiations end up as strikes or lockouts.

A) Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B) Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.

While statement I is true, statement II is false. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average annual number of work stoppages has decreased significantly over the past few decades, with only 20 work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in 2019. This represents less than 0.01% of all employment relationships covered by major collective bargaining agreements. Therefore, only a small percentage of collective bargaining negotiations end up as strikes or lockouts.