GG Manufacturers ('GG') is a company which manufactures and sells solar panels and it employs a total of 600 employees. GG has a number of branches in different cities including Polokwane where there are 400 employees and Pretoria where there are 200 employees. Each branch has its management, however, the head office and the human resource department for all branches are in Polokwane. There are two trade unions with members employed by GG. Solar Workers Union ('SWU') represents 350 employees in both branches, while Power Workers Union ('PWU') represents 200 employees in both branches. The rest of the employees are not members of any trade union. In the Polokwane branch, SWU has 280 members and 70 in the Pretoria branch, while PWU has 50 members in the Polokwane branch and 150 members in the Pretoria branch.

Abram and Sonto who are Labour Law students at UNISA argue about the protection of employees' right to freedom of association. Abram thinks that this right is important to employees and should not be limited; while Sonto thinks that the right should be limited. With reference to relevant legal authority discuss how the LRA, limits employees' right to freedom of association through trade union security arrangements and whether the limitation is reasonable