Ep 5. The Strike

The Mayor is a television show that aired on ABC during the 2017-2018 season. Created by Jeremy Bronson, the show followed the journey of an aspiring rapper named Courtney Rose who becomes the mayor of his hometown in Northern California. The show explores how Courtney balances his personal and professional relationships while navigating the challenges of running a city.

In the fifth episode of the first season, titled "The Strike," the city of Fort Grey is paralyzed when all of its sanitation workers go on strike. As trash piles up on the streets, Courtney and his team must find a way to negotiate with the workers and end the strike before the situation gets out of hand.

At the beginning of the episode, Courtney is still getting used to his role as mayor. He's struggling to balance the demands of his job with his desire to still pursue his music career. This is made even more difficult by the fact that his childhood friend, T.K., is now working as his assistant and trying to keep him on track.

Meanwhile, Jayden, one of Courtney's advisers, is dealing with personal issues of his own. He's struggling with the fact that his father is in jail and he feels responsible for his family's financial future. Jayden's stress levels are heightened by the fact that he's in charge of negotiating with the sanitation workers and trying to end the strike.

As the episode progresses, tensions rise in the city. With piles of garbage filling the streets, residents are starting to get angry and frustrated. Courtney tries to ease tensions by holding a "trash pick-up day" where residents can come together and clean up the city. However, this ruffles the feathers of the striking workers who see it as an attempt to undermine their efforts.

Meanwhile, Jayden is struggling to make any headway in the negotiations. The leader of the union, Danny, is a tough negotiator who isn't willing to budge. Jayden realizes that he needs to come up with a creative solution in order to end the strike.

In the end, Courtney and Jayden come up with a plan to pay the striking workers for their lost wages with funds from the city's emergency budget. While this isn't a perfect solution, it allows the workers to return to their jobs and clear the city's streets of trash.

Overall, "The Strike" is a great episode of The Mayor that explores the challenges of governing a city and dealing with labor disputes. The episode is full of humor and heart, and shows how Courtney and his team are able to come up with creative solutions to tough problems. It's a great reminder that sometimes the best solutions are the ones that aren't immediately obvious.