Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: The shape of the first ring Randy draws on the TV screen changes from an oval to a circle and then back to an oval between takes. (00:30:50)
Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: In the mausoleum, the bald man asks Monk and Natalie what happened to the cremation urn name cards, and bends to pick one of them up from the floor. There are no cards on the table when he does this, but in the next shot, four cards have appeared on the table out of nowhere. A short time later, they've all disappeared again. (00:18:45 - 00:20:15)
Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees - S6-E5
Other mistake: Monk wasn't afraid of heights, as he climbed on a chair to unscrew a vent.
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