John A. Nesse
(651) 633-6774
jnesse@mguidance.com
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John Nesse joined Management Guidance, Inc. in 2003 and became a shareholder in 2009. John represents employers in collective bargaining, grievance resolution, and as a professional trustee on employee benefit funds.
John represents employers in collective bargaining as a chief spokesman and/or advisor. He has been directly involved in the negotiation of dozens of collective bargaining agreements. In addition, John has successfully negotiated new collective bargaining agreements, mid-term contract changes, and market recovery agreements.
John serves as a professional trustee on several Taft-Hartley pension and health and welfare benefit trust funds. He has substantial experience with multiemployer plan issues generally, including plan funding, benefits design, defined benefit pension plan withdrawal liability, and the interaction between the collective bargaining agreement and the benefit funds. John frequently advises both contributing employers and employer trustees on those issues.
John’s government relations experience includes representing clients’ interests to state agencies and legislative bodies. John has testified numerous times before the Minnesota Legislature on construction industry issues. He has successfully supported new legislation and rulemaking efforts. His experience also includes the successful opposition of proposed rules at the Administrative Law Rulemaking Hearing level.
John is a frequent guest at the University of St. Thomas - School of Law where he works with law students in the school's Negotiations course. He is a volunteer mentor in the UST-Law Mentor Externship Program. John also recently concluded a three year term on the UST-Law Alumni Advisory Board. In addition to his work with UST-Law, John has worked with several charities and other non-profits on a pro bono basis, advising those organizations on formation, oversight, and general operations issues.
John earned his law degree at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a President’s Scholar and earned a Dean’s Award in Negotiations. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls (Business Administration, Spanish). He is a member of the Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits, and Construction Sections of the Minnesota State Bar Association.