The seventh day of the French transit workers’ strike coincided with the civil strike that began on Tuesday and put more pressure on the government to negotiate. Still, the government said that it will not give way under pressure and will continue with the planned reforms.

A march was planned on Tuesday afternoon by the civil servants, from teachers to hospital workers, collectors, customs officials and post office staff, CNN reports. It was due to be held in Paris and other parts of the country.

The civil strike will last one day and those services are not to be affected.

According to the teachers' union, half of its members will still go to work and the classes will be combined so as to make up for the teachers' absences.

On Tuesday commuters turned again to different methods to get to work: bikes, scooters, cars, rollerblades and by foot.

The civil servants went on strike because they seek higher salaries and job security.

It is expected that the air traffic will be affected too.

According to the French railroad authority only 25% of its workers were not present today and the Paris subway authority said that 19 % of the workers were on strike.

However, the strike of the workers still affected the services.

Prime Minister Francois Fillon said that the government won’t cede and will go on with the reforms.

On Monday the French Finance Minister said that the strikes were costing the economy almost €350 million ($517 million) a day.

Government spokesman Laurent Wauquiez said on Tuesday that unless the strike ends, there will be no negotiations on Wednesday.

He said: "We have always been very clear about this. If we want talks with everyone at the table, each must do his part.”

Transport unions went on strike due to French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s reform regarding pensions. The plan of the reform is that some workers will have to retire as early as 50.

Rail workers are not expected to join the march today, but the students may do it.

The students blocked some universities around France to protest against a law that was passed this summer. The law will allow universities more autonomy to seek nongovernmental income. This could mean that the universities won’t be accessible to the poor anymore.

The head of the FSU union, Gerard Aschieri warned the government not to ignore their complaints.

He said: "They seem to believe this is just a movement of anger that will pass,” adding that "this is to underestimate the discontent."