The 20th UAW Constitutional Convention, held in May 1966 changed the UAW Constitution to provide for the establishment of retiree’s chapters in local unions. Local 412 had already established a retiree’s council which had been meeting monthly since January 1966 and on November 10, 1966 the UAW International Executive Board granted a charter to the Local 412 Retired Worker Chapter. It was one of the first chapters in the Detroit area to receive a charter.