MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) -- An Isabella Circuit Court judge has ordered Central Michigan University faculty members to return to class Tuesday.

According to WOOD TV 8 the judge issued an ex parte order instructing Central Michigan University faculty to return to work and refrain from participating in "any concerted work stoppage effort." This is in response to an injunction filed by the university on Monday morning.

A hearing on the injunction is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday.

Members of the Central Michigan University Faculty Association went to the picket line Monday morning in Mount Pleasant as part of a work stoppage.  There are 600 members in the Faculty Association.

Central Michigan University officials filed the injunction Monday in Isabella County.  CMU Administration says it's illegal to strike.

Central Michigan says classes taught by fixed-term faculty and graduate assistants will take place as scheduled on Monday. Students were asked to report to classes.

The professors have been without a contract since June 30.

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