Mr. Monk and the Miracle - S7-E9
Continuity mistake: At the dinner table, the liquid level in the Professor's water glass varies each time the camera angle changes. (00:21:00)
Mr. Monk and the Miracle - S7-E9
Continuity mistake: When Julie comments on Monk's cardboard Christmas tree, her hair changes with each shot reversal, from combed straight across her back to parted and falling over one shoulder. (00:04:05)
Mr. Monk and the Miracle - S7-E9
Continuity mistake: When Natalie enters Monk kitchen with a bag of groceries, from one angle the bag is on top of the cutting board. In the side angle she is removing items from the bag on the counter. (00:17:57)
Answer: The two men are trying to work out a secret deal between them without involving the union, which means the workers' interests aren't being represented and defeats the whole purpose of a union. The mayor would lose labor's support and Cusack's union troubles would just be starting.
Captain Defenestrator