Mr. Monk Meets His Dad - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: Jack's big rig has a huge Christmas wreath on the front grill. When the truck loses its brakes, there's an overhead view of it careening down the road, and the wreath has disappeared. It's back in the next shot, though. (00:34:30)
Mr. Monk Meets His Dad - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: When Julie talks to Monk on the phone, her hair is down over her right shoulder but swept back behind her left one. When she hangs up and hands the phone to her mom, the hair is suddenly covering her left shoulder instead, and now her right shoulder is bare. (00:17:15)
Mr. Monk Meets His Dad - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: When Monk is looking through the boxes on the trailer, on the first shot, the box marked "Tucson" isn't flush with the box underneath. But after, it's flush without anyone touching it.
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