On the morning of 3 August, the dock-workers were set to meet with Antonio Carreira, the manager of Casa Gouveia, to negotiate their wage increase. They had decided beforehand to stop working altogether at 3 o'clock in the afternoon should their demands not be met.
On August 3rd, the dockworkers planned to meet with Antonio Carreira, the manager of Casa Gouveia, to negotiate a raise. If they didn't get what they wanted, they were prepared to stop working at 3 p.m. that day.