The strike is over.

The three-and-a-half month strike that saw thousands of screenwriters and others in the entertainment industry put out of work is finally over, the Writers Guild of America announced on Tuesday. Guild members in Los Angeles and New York voted to end the strike.

Writers will be back to work on Wednesday.

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers released a statement late Tuesday about the end of the strike: "This is a day of relief and optimism for everyone in the entertainment industry. We can now all get back to work, with the assurance that we have concluded two groundbreaking labor agreements -- with our directors and our writers -- that establish a partnership through which our business can grow and prosper in the new digital age. The strike has been extraordinarily difficult for all of us, but the hardest hit of all have been the many thousands of businesses, workers and families that are economically dependent on our industry. We hope now to focus our collective efforts on what this industry does best -- writers, directors, actors, production crews, and entertainment companies working together to deliver great content to our worldwide audiences."

The AMPTP statement was signed by Hollywood heavyweights PETER CHERNIN, Chairman and CEO, the Fox Group; BRAD GREY, Chairman & CEO, Paramount Pictures Corp.; ROBERT A. IGER, The Walt Disney Company; MICHAEL LYNTON, Chairman & CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment; BARRY M. MEYER, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros.; LESLIE MOONVES, President & CEO, CBS Corp.; HARRY SLOAN, Chairman & CEO, MGM; and JEFF ZUCKER, President & CEO, NBC Universal.