Times of Malta, April 16, 2008 The nurses' union and the authorities yesterday held a second round of talks in a dispute over an allowance increase, with no agreement reached so far. The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses has threatened to call "harsh industrial action" on Monday unless its members receive a promised increase to their allowance with their next paycheque. The dispute revolves around the €582.34 (Lm250) annual increase in the nursing premium, which the union insists was granted to nurses and midwives in the agreement signed last October. ... Nurses