A dishwasher, comprising: a tub portion having a bottom wall, a rear wall, a pair of spaced side walls, a top wall, and a front wall, the front wall being formed at least in part by a door member movable between an open position and a closed position; a lower rack located proximate to the bottom wall of the tub portion and slidable into and out of the tub portion when the door member is in the open position, and an upper rack spaced vertically above the lower rack and slidable into and out of the tub portion when the door member is in the open position, each rack having a bottom wall (42, 62), a front wall (44, 64) extending generally vertically upwardly from a front edge of the bottom wall, a rear wall extending generally vertically upwardly from a rear edge of the bottom wall, and a pair of spaced side walls (48, 68) extending generally vertically upwardly from opposite side edges of the bottom wall; and an upper handle formed separately from the upper rack, the upper handle being secured to the front wall of the upper rack and being positioned to be grasped and pulled for sliding the rack out of the tub portion, wherein the upper handle is configured such that moving the door member to the closed position causes the door member to contact and urge the upper handle inwardly of the tub portion so as to ensure that the upper rack is slid inwardly to a desired predetermined position with respect to the rear wall of the tub portion, characterized in that the upper handle is formed to have two portions (70a, 70b) each having an inverted generally U-shaped configuration, both handle portions being secured to each other with a portion of the front wall of the upper rack captured between the two handle portions. a tub portion having a bottom wall, a rear wall, a pair of spaced side walls, a top wall, and a front wall, the front wall being formed at least in part by a door member movable between an open position and a closed position; a lower rack located proximate to the bottom wall of the tub portion and slidable into and out of the tub portion when the door member is in the open position, and an upper rack spaced vertically above the lower rack and slidable into and out of the tub portion when the door member is in the open position, each rack having a bottom wall (42, 62), a front wall (44, 64) extending generally vertically upwardly from a front edge of the bottom wall, a rear wall extending generally vertically upwardly from a rear edge of the bottom wall, and a pair of spaced side walls (48, 68) extending generally vertically upwardly from opposite side edges of the bottom wall; and an upper handle formed separately from the upper rack, the upper handle being secured to the front wall of the upper rack and being positioned to be grasped and pulled for sliding the rack out of the tub portion, wherein the upper handle is configured such that moving the door member to the closed position causes the door member to contact and urge the upper handle inwardly of the tub portion so as to ensure that the upper rack is slid inwardly to a desired predetermined position with respect to the rear wall of the tub portion, characterized in that the upper handle is formed to have two portions (70a, 70b) each having an inverted generally U-shaped configuration, both handle portions being secured to each other with a portion of the front wall of the upper rack captured between the two handle portions.