Union organizers said more than 150 people attended a hearing in Phoenix on Friday to show opposition for a series of anti-union bills winding through the Legislature.

The bills would prohibit collective bargaining with public employees and impose other restrictions on public workers' unions. The governor has not declared a position on the bills, and the most restrictive anti-union bill appears stalled in the Senate.

"We cannot afford to divide our state by attacking firefighters, teachers and other public workers at a time when, more than ever, we need to come together to solve the big problems we face," said Rebekah Friend, Arizona AFL-CIO secretary- treasurer/executive director, in a statement.

The group also has planned a rally at the state Capitol on Thursday.