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The Hollywood writers strike is over after almost 5 months as boards vote to approve contract with studios.

The strike by Hollywood screenwriters is over. Leaders of the writers union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios. The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America both voted to accept the deal, and afterward declared that the strike would be over and writers would be free to work starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The vote came after numerous writers joined striking actors on picket lines. The writers deal brought renewed optimism to the pickets. There are currently no nego...

However, it could be a while before many TV shows are able to return, due to the fact the actors strike is still ongoing.

The three-year agreement includes significant wins in the main areas writers had fought for – compensation, length of employment, size of staffs and control of artificial intelligence – matching or nearly equalling what they had sought at the outset of the strike

The leaders of the WGA ratified the agreement reached on Sunday with the studios and writers will be able to return to work from Wednesday