The Rugby World Cup witnessed a threat by a strike action last night, fearing to get disrupted because of it, with hotel and restaurant staff seeking a share of the windfall profits.

Experts have augured that the event will assist in divulging over $1.15 billion into the economy and Unite Union National Secretary Matt McCarten expressed to be in favor of the workers considering them worthy of the share.

Unite speaks on the behalf of 3,000 employees at the SkyCity chain of hotels and casinos, and large numbers at the Millennium, Copthorne, Kingsgate and Accor hotel chains – in addition to various other restaurant and accommodation workers across the country.

It hails the presence of 5,000 members nationwide, representing about 25% of workers in the hospitality industry.

McCarten posted that hospitality industry workers should be given a minimum of $15 an hour and hotel workers get a cut of room-rate hikes.

"It would be unfortunate if this would jeopardise an event as big as the Rugby World Cup", he quoted. "I think [Matt] is legitimately trying to push up his members' wages, but this is a wonderful event which is on for a very short time".